Miracle Life Of Edgar Mint, The

Description: Rambling and generous . . . it reads at times like a John Irving novel touched up by Roy Blount Jr. . . . Sweet, sad, and refreshing. New York Times Book Review [Edgar s] soul is as spotless as John Wayne s .45, and so is Udall s sharp and rangy prose. His similes sting, his sentences go bang, and his chapters roll like the wagon wheels across the harsh Mormon desert of right and wrong. GQ Extraordinary. . . . There are pages that are just fall-down funny. . . . It s like nothing else you ve ever read. Newsweek Vibrant, big-hearted. . . . A poignant, picaresque odyssey. Chicago Tribune A marvelous first novel. . . . An adept mix of humor and pathos. Los Angeles Times An ingenious tale [that] takes its heart from Dickens and its soul from America s great outlaw West. Elle

Review: "Extraordinary . . . Fall-down funny . . . It's like nothing else you've ever read." "-Newsweek
"Vibrant, big-hearted . . . A poignant, picaresque odyssey." -"Chicago Tribune
"Marvelous . . . Edgar Mint is nobody's Everyman, but he is the hope and the pain of a child looking for, and eventually finding, a home." -"Los Angeles Times
"Be prepared to fall head over heels for Edgar Mint . . . a charming and delightful narrator you can't help but cheer on through the end." -"The Oregonian
"Profound and stirring . . . brilliantly executed." -"The Wall Street Journal