The Little Book
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The Little Book
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Narrated by:
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Jeff Woodman
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By:
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Selden Edwards
About this listen
A marvelous debut novel about love and basketball, time travel and rock 'n' roll. Thirty years in the writing, Selden Edwards' dazzling first novel is an irresistible triumph of the imagination.
Wheeler Burden - banking heir, philosopher, student of history, legend's son, rock idol, writer, lover, recluse, half-Jew, and Harvard baseball hero - one day finds himself wandering not in his hometown of San Francisco in 1988 but in a city and time he knows mysteriously well: Vienna, 1897. Before long, Wheeler acquires a mentor in Sigmund Freud, a bitter rival, a powerful crush on a luminous young woman, and encounters everyone from an eight-year-old Adolf Hitler to Mark Twain, as well as the young members of his own family.
Solving the riddle of Wheeler's dislocation in time will ultimately reveal nothing short of one eccentric family's unrivaled impact upon the course of human history.
Edwards brilliantly weaves romance, art, sci-fi, history, and culture in this unforgettable debut novel. A great YA listen for those looking for a true adventure!
©2008 Selden Edwards (P)2008 PenguinCritic Reviews
"A soaring thing of joy whose only purpose - and I mean this as a compliment - is to delight and entertain." (Maureen Corrigan, Fresh Air)
"Delightfully mad...a thrilling adventure." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"The product of a writer in full command of his gifts." (Louisville Courier-Journal)