Touch, Alexi Zentner
Touch, Alexi Zentner
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Touch

Author: Alexi Zentner

Narrator: Norman Dietz

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/04/2011

Categories: Fiction, Ghost


Synopsis

In Sawgamet, a north woods boomtown gone bust, the cold of winter breaks the glass of the schoolhouse thermometer, and the dangers of working in the cuts are overshadowed by the mysteries and magic lurking in the woods. Stephen, a pastor, is at home on the eve of his mother's funeral, thirty years after the mythic summer his grandfather returned to the town in search of his beloved but long-dead wife. And like his grandfather, Stephen is forced to confront the losses of his past. Touch introduces you to a world where monsters and witches oppose singing dogs and golden caribou, where the living and the dead part and meet again in the crippling beauty of winter and the surreal haze of summer. Nominated for the Governor General Literary Award.

About Alexi Zentner

Alexi Zentner's first novel, Touch, is a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Knopf New Face of Fiction pick. He is the winner of the 2008 Narrative Prize and 2008 O. Henry Prize, and his fiction has been featured in The Atlantic, Tin House, and more. He was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario, and currently lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Gienna

Plucked this slim novel on a whim from the new books table at the library; knew absolutely nothing about book or author. A happy happenstance--it is one of the most memorable books I've read in a while. Alexi Zentner eases you into the narrative, enchants with superb story-telling, and introduces th......more

Goodreads review by Kinga

Very atmospheric with a touch of magical realism. Lots of Canadian wilderness and just a sprinkle of cannibalism to keep you on your toes. A nice novel to read during winter months.......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Touch is the sort of novel that Salman Rushdie might have produced if he'd been raised in the Canadian wilderness rather than India and England. Alexi Zentner's descriptive writing is as evocative and passionate as Rushdie's. Both authors' stories are rooted in the real world but contain subtle fant......more