A chronicle of the birth of a town and the passing of a way of being in the world, touch is unique, compelling and full of marvels. Urls profilesandrabrower profile catalogsandrabrower library member since dec 12, 2017. See more ideas about books, reading and books to read. Spectral beings haunt the pages of alexi zentner s eerie, beautifully written first novel, touch. Alexi zentner, author of touch oconnell delves into the. A sublime haunting, a ripping yarn, and a killer debut. From the internationally acclaimed author of touch, praised. Touch hillsborough county public library cooperative.
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In sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the. Alexi zentner is one of the greatest literary architects and mythmakers working today. Shades of willa cather, sinclair lewis, and conrad richter. Touch by alexi zentner overdrive rakuten overdrive. From the author of the personal history of rachel dupree soon to be a major motion picture. Praise for copperhead the chapters pop in expert jabs, two or. Alexi zentner goodreads author, norman dietz narrator. Robert lennon in sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the. Alexi zentner is a canadianamerican short story writer, and novelist. Alexi zentner a sublime haunting, a ripping yarn, and a killer debut. In touch, the debut novel by alexi zentner, we follow the story of three generations of one family who live and work in sawgamet, a small canadian mining and logging town. Robert lennonin sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse.
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