
Idaho
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Justine Eyre
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Emily Ruskovich
Los Angeles Times best seller
A stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its loss - from O. Henry Prize-winning author Emily Ruskovich.
Winner of the Pacific Northwest Book Award
Winner of the Dublin Literary Award
Named One of the Best Books of The Year by 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 husband's memory fading, Ann attempts to piece together the truth of what happened to Wade's first wife, Jenny, and to their daughters. In a story written in exquisite prose and told from multiple perspectives - including Ann, Wade, and Jenny, now in prison - 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 in Idaho.
In a wild emotional and physical landscape, Wade's past becomes the center of Ann's imagination, as Ann becomes determined to understand the family she never knew - and to take responsibility for them, reassembling their lives - and her own.
Finalist for:
- International Dylan Thomas Prize
- Edgar First Novel Award
- Young Lions Fiction Award
“You know you’re in masterly hands here. [Emily] Ruskovich’s language is itself a consolation, as she subtly posits the troubling thought that only decency can save us.... Ruskovich’s novel will remind many readers of the great Idaho novel, Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping.... [A] wrenching and beautiful book.” (The New York Times Book Review, Editors’ Choice)
“Sensuous, exquisitely crafted.” (The Wall Street Journal)
“The first thing you should know about Idaho, the shatteringly original debut by O. Henry Prize winner Emily Ruskovich, is that it upturns everything you think you know about story.... You could read Idaho just for the sheer beauty of the prose, the expert way Ruskovich makes everything strange and yet absolutely familiar.” (San Francisco Chronicle)
“Mesmerizing...[an] eerie story about what the heart is capable of fathoming and what the hand is capable of executing.” (Marie Claire)
“Idaho is a wonderful debut. Ruskovich knows how to build a page-turner from the opening paragraph.” (Ft.Worth Star-Telegram)
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Exquisitely beautiful writing--but quite sad
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Couldn't get through it
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Amazing Book
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Great listen
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Beautiful prose but...
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The author does become poetic in her description of emotion or scenery but the entire book is not “poetic”.
If your from a Idaho as I am, you recognize names of places and can relate to the period being referred to. You do also realize that not everything mentioned is true and factual. The author’s fictional license.
The storyline it’s self is not about just one thing and there are unanswered questions. Events are eluded to and not explained so your left guessing. Yet there are parts that you can assume would be what a person might do if in the situation they found themselves.
From the credits it sounds like she had numerous people involved in her writing of the story. “Helping” her edit and maybe too involved for the author to flourish her own creative license. I don’t know but I can’t say it wasn’t a story that you just lost interest in. I wanted to hear what came next even when I had to retrace at times.
Not really like a previous reviewer
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her beautiful writing
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This book is a trip into frailty and strength
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IDAHO, A NOVEL
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That being said, her descriptions were amazing. I felt like I was actually there.
Confusing/terrible ending
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