How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets
By Garth Stein
By Garth Stein
Category: Literary Fiction
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May 01, 2008 | ISBN 9781569477106
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Praise
Praise for How Evan Broke His Head
A BookSense pick * Winner of a Pacific Northwest Bookseller Award
“A funny, bewitching, observant book about families, fathers and sons, and growing up, no matter how old you are.”
—The Oregonian
“A beautifully un-shiny novel of passion, forgiveness and the life force that is fatherhood.”
—PNBA Awards Committee
“Captivating, moving, and always observant … a wonderful, beautiful book; I will never forget it!”
—Ben Sherwood, author of The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
“A compelling tale.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“An engrossing family drama.”
—Publishers Weekly
“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 Stein’s latest work. Encore!”
—The Seattle Times
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