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Highlights
- The love of family.
- About the Author: Sandra Kring lives in the north woods of Wisconsin.
- 288 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Sagas
Description
Book Synopsis
The love of family. The heartbreak of war. The triumph of coming home. 1940. Rural Wisconsin. Sixteen-year-old Earl "Earwig" Gunderman is not like other boys his age. Fiercely protected by his older brother, Earwig sees his town and the world around him through the prism of his own unique understanding. He sees his mother's sadness and his father's growing solitude. He sees his brother, Jimmy, falling in love with the most beautiful girl in town. And while Earwig is unable to make change for customers at his family's store, he is singularly well suited to understand what other people in his town cannot: that life as they know it is about to change; the coming war will touch them all. For Jimmy will enlist in the military. And Earwig will watch his parents' marriage buckle under the strain of a family secret. And when Jimmy returns-a fractured shadow of his former self-it is Earwig's turn to care for him. His struggles to right the wrongs visited upon his revered older brother by war, women, and life are at once heartwarming and riotously funny. Their family and town irrevocably altered, Earwig and Jimmy fight to find their own places in a world changed forever.Review Quotes
"Heartfelt.... Strong characters, a clear community portrait and a memorable protagonist whose poignant fumblings cloak an innocent wisdom demonstrate Kring's promise."
--Publishers Weekly
About the Author
Sandra Kring lives in the north woods of Wisconsin. She has run support groups and workshops for adult survivors of trauma. Carry Me Home is her first novel.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x .59 Inches (D)
Weight: .46 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Sagas
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 288
Publisher: Bantam Dell
Format: Paperback
Author: Sandra Kring
Language: English
Street Date: December 28, 2004
TCIN: 93779731
UPC: 9780385338134
Item Number (DPCI): 247-15-5597
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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