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"It is 1938 when Eveline, a young bride, follows her husband into the wilderness of Minnesota. Though their cabin is rundown, they have a river full of fish, a garden out back, and a new baby boy named Hux. But when Emil leaves to take care of his sick father, the unthinkable happens: a stranger arr...

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Main Author: Rasmussen, Rebecca
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2014.
Edition:First edition.
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Summary:"It is 1938 when Eveline, a young bride, follows her husband into the wilderness of Minnesota. Though their cabin is rundown, they have a river full of fish, a garden out back, and a new baby boy named Hux. But when Emil leaves to take care of his sick father, the unthinkable happens: a stranger arrives, and Eveline becomes pregnant. She gives the child away, and while Hux grows up hunting and fishing in the woods with his parents, his sister, Naamah, is raised an orphan. Years later, haunted by the knowledge of this forsaken girl, Hux decides to find his sister and bring her home to the cabin"--Amazon.com.
Item Description:"A novel"--Jacket.
Physical Description:333 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN:9780385350990 (hbk.)
0385350996 (hbk.)
Author Notes:REBECCA RASMUSSEN is the author of the novel  The Bird Sisters.  Her stories have appeared in or won prizes from  TriQuarterly, Narrative Magazine, Glimmer Train, The Mid-American Review,  among other journals. She was born and raised in the Midwest. Currently, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughter and teaches English part-time at UCLA.