Idaho: A Novel

Idaho: A Novel

LOS ANGELES TIMESÂ BESTSELLERÂ â€¢ A stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its lossâ€”from O. Henry Prizeâ€“winning author Emily Ruskovich

WINNER OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BOOK AWARD â€¢ WINNER OF THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD â€¢ NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BYÂ BUZZFEED

Ann and Wade have carved out a life for themselves from a rugged landscape in northern Idaho, where they are bound together by more than love. With her husbandâ€™s memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wadeâ€™s first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters. In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectivesâ€”including Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prisonâ€”we gradually learn of the mysterious and shocking act that fractured Wade and Jenny's lives, of the love and compassion that brought Ann and Wade together, and of the memories that reverberate through the lives of every character inÂ Idaho.

In a wild emotional and physical landscape, Wadeâ€™s past becomes the center of Annâ€™s imagination, as Ann becomes determined to understand the family she never knewâ€”and to take responsibility for them, reassembling their lives, and her own.

FINALIST FOR: International Dylan Thomas Prize â€¢ Edgar First Novel Award â€¢ Young Lions Fiction Award

â€œYou know youâ€™re in masterly hands here. [Emily] Ruskovichâ€™s language is itself a consolation, as she subtly posits the troubling thought that only decency can save us. . . . Ruskovichâ€™s novel will remind many readers of the great Idaho novel, Marilynne Robinsonâ€™sÂ Housekeeping. . . .Â Â [A] wrenching and beautiful book.â€â€”The New York Times Book ReviewÂ (Editorsâ€™ Choice)

â€œSensuous, exquisitely crafted.â€â€”TheÂ Wall Street Journal

â€œThe first thing you should know aboutÂ Idaho,Â the shatteringly original debut by O. Henry Prize winner Emily Ruskovich, is that it upturns everything you think you know about story. . . . You could readÂ IdahoÂ just for the sheer beauty of the prose, the expert way Ruskovich makes everything strange and yet absolutely familiar.â€â€”San Francisco Chronicle

â€œMesmerizing . . . [an] eerie story about what the heart is capable of fathoming and what the hand is capable of executing.â€â€”Marie Claire

â€œIdahoÂ is a wonderful debut. Ruskovich knows how to build a page-turner from the opening paragraph.â€â€”Ft. WorthÂ Star-Telegram
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 47581716
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2017-11-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812984460

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	47581716
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2017-11-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812984460

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