Jonathan evison opens his electrifying epic, west of here, at the elwha river dam, where over a hundred years since. This months tnb book club selection is jonathan evisons west of here according to the west of here website, evisons book is set in the fictional town of port bonita, on washington states rugged pacific coast. Port bonita, jonathan evisons fictional town in west of here, lies on the upper thumb of washington states olympic peninsula, the most northwestern. An epic western adventure wrapped in the history of one small town. We are haunted by otherness, by the path not taken, by the life unlived. West of here is a mashup of historical novel and contemporary angst set in the olympic peninsula just southwest of seattle, wa. In his eagerly awaited second novel, jonathan evison tells the stories of the people who first inhabited the mythical town of port bonita in washington state from 18871891. At the foot of the elwha river, the muddy outpost of port bonita is about to boom, fueled by a ragtag band of dizzyingly disparate men and women. West of here is as much a novel about the unknown future, as it is about the past. A second novel, west of here, was released in february 2011 from algonquin. Jonathan evison west of here tattered cover book store. West of here paperback release, with jonathan evison.
Download read west of here 2011 by jonathan evison in. In his teens, evison was the founding member and frontman of the seattle punk band march of crimes, which included future members of pearl jam and soundgarden. West of here by jonathan evison 2011 in late 2010, long before borders was officially closing down, the novel west of here arrived as arc at my store. Set in the fictional town of port bonita, on washington states rugged pacific coast, west of here. Jonathan evison author of the revised fundamentals of. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Evison writes with a humor and pathos that will remind readers of charles dickens and the early to mid works of john irving. At the foot of the elwha river, the muddy outpost of port bonita is about to boom, fueled by a ragtag band of dizzyingly disparate men and women unified only in their visions of a more prosperous future. Jonathan evison opens his electrifying epic, west of here, at the elwha river dam, where over a hundred years since settlers of the fictional. I highly recommend this novel to readers who like vivid, sympathetic characters, and nontraditional approaches to story.
A charming, humorous and big hearted epic that comes with great praise from the us. West of here, jonathan evison the fictional town of port bonita, washington, has a long history. Bearing the hallmarks of an epic yarn, the novel boasts. The trailing end of manifest destiny curls back on itself in west of here, jonathan evisons ambitious novel of the pacific northwest. While it is a long stretch from a coming of age story to historical fiction, the aspects of evisons writing that so impressed me are still present in west of here, expanded and honed even further. West of here by jonathan evison and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. West of here by jonathan evison book club discussion. A failed accountant by the name of ethan thornburgh has just arrived in port bonita to reclaim the woman he. Bainbridge island author jonathan evison returns to eagle harbor books for a reading from the paperback release of west of here. Jonathan evison born september 27, 1968 is an american writer known for his novels all about lulu, west of here, the revised fundamentals of caregiving and this is your life, harriet chance. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. West of here ebook by jonathan evison rakuten kobo. An exposition on the effects of time, on how something said or done in one generation keeps echoing through all the years that follow, and how mistakes keep. The novel tells the multigenerational story of port bonita, washington, chronicling her residents in early 2007 and their ancestors of 1890.
Othmer, author of the futurist a creative bonanza of a novel about the dreamers who settled this lush corner of the country and the people who wake up here today. Jonathan evisons west of here is a novel of the western expansion. What would your legacy look like three generations down the line. West of here is propelled by a story that both recreates and celebrates the american experienceit. West of here 9781565129528 by evison, jonathan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. At the foot of the elwha river, the muddy outpost of port bonita is about to boom, fueled by a ragtag band of dizzyingly. He lives with his wife and family in washington state. Buy a cheap copy of west of here book by jonathan evison. I have been anticipating west of here for quite some time having heard of it several months before it was released and was really looking forward to reading it. Read west of here by jonathan evison available from rakuten kobo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. West of here isbn 9781565129528 pdf epub jonathan evison. From the rugged mudflats of the northwestern frontier to a rusting strip mall, west of here is a conversation between two epochs.
West of here by jonathan evison books hachette australia. Jonathan evison born september 27, 1968 is an american writer known for his novels all about lulu, west of here, the revised fundamentals of caregiving and this is your life, harriet chancehis work, often distinguished by its emotional resonance and offbeat humor, has been compared by critics to a variety of authors, most notably j. Like the people in his book, evison s grand ambition seems to have been snatched out of thin air and made real in a way that is simply undeniable. In the painting, columbia leads civilization westward across a.
Still coming down from the high that was filming judas kiss in seattle and remembering the grandeur and beauty of the area, i was intrigued by the book an ambitious historical book on. The story proposed an interesting parallel between small town life in port bonita in the pacific northwest,fictional, during the late 1800s vs. Jonathan evison is the author of all about lulu 2008, which won critical acclaim, including the washington state book award. Jonathan evison is the new york times bestselling author of all about lulu, west of here, the revised fundamentals of caregiving, this is your life, harriet chance. Jonathan evison attracted some attention for his first novel, all about lulu, but the praise greeting his second work, west of here, was positively deafening.
West of here, by jonathan evison open discussion thread. We are haunted by the changing winds and the ebbing tides of history. West of here deftly connects lives and centuries, pipe dreams and fierce realities, the sensibilities of the modern with the story telling punch of the classic. It juxtaposes the legacy of the past with the drama of the present in the fictional town of port bonita, on washington. West of here by jonathan evison electric literature. Jonathan evison is the author of four previous novels, including all about lulu, west of here, the revised fundamentals of caregiving, and this is your life, harriet chance. Jonathan evison opens his electrifying epic, west of here, at the elwha river dam, where over a hundred years since settlers of the fictional town of port bonita tamed the river, their descendants gather in anticipation of the dams blasting, and a new era of restoration. Jonathan evison, author of the 2009 washington state book awardwinning all about lulu, returns with west of here, a fantastic 482page doorstop of a novel chronicling the clashing cultures of a peripatetic group of immigrant settlers and klallam indians in the fictional town of port bonita, in the olympic peninsula. Across the next five hundred pages, evisons story moves between 2006 and the towns earliest days at the close of.
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