内容简介
Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads anidyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northernWisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained afictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomizedby Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with theunexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoilconsumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's fatherdies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of thefarm—and into Edgar's mother's affections.
Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries toprove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his planbackfires—spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wildernesslying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting forhis survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him.But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to theSawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.
Grief-stricken and bewildered, Edgar tries toprove Claude played a role in his father's death, but his planbackfires—spectacularly. Forced to flee into the vast wildernesslying beyond the farm, Edgar comes of age in the wild, fighting forhis survival and that of the three yearling dogs who follow him.But his need to face his father's murderer and his devotion to theSawtelle dogs turn Edgar ever homeward.