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OverviewFunny, bewitching, observant. -- The Oregonian Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for [Garth] Stein's latest work. Encore! -- The Seattle Times Compelling. -- Seattle Post-Intelligencer Stein handles the many narrative elements deftly. -- Seattle Weekly An engrossing family drama. -- Publishers Weekly Evan had a hit single, but that was ten years ago. Thirty-one now, he's drifting, playing in a local band and teaching middle-aged men to coax music from an electric guitar. Beset at a young age with a life-threatening form of epilepsy, he's kept his condition a secret. But his deepest secret is that he got his high school sweetheart pregnant. Then her conservative parents whisked her out of Seattle and out of Evan's life. Now, fourteen years later, he experiences unplanned parenthood when he undertakes to raise the resentful teenage son he's never known. Off beat and disarming, How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets portrays a contemporary American family with unfailing honesty. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Garth SteinPublisher: Soho Press Imprint: Soho Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 20.90cm Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781569474983ISBN 10: 1569474982 Pages: 359 Publication Date: 01 May 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets <br> <br> Funny, bewitching, observant. <br>-- The Oregonian <br> <br> Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings ... I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for [Garth] Stein's latest work. Encore! <br>-- Seattle Times <br> <br> Compelling. <br>-- Seattle Post-Intelligencer <br> <br> Stein handles the many narrative elements deftly. <br>-- Seattle Weekly Author InformationGarth Stein, a former documentary filmmaker, was co-producer of an Academy Award-winning short film. He is the author of the #1 bestselling The Art of Racing in the Rain and Raven Stole the Moon. He lives in Seattle with his wife and children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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