Familiaris
Book description
Oprah’s Book Club Pick for Summer 2024
The follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.
It is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle’s…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Familiaris as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Oprah selected this one as her 2024 Summer read. In the spring of 1919, young John Sawtelle and his wife, Mary, leave their jobs and home in Hartford, Wisconsin, to settle in the north on unkempt farmland with a worn-down house and giant barn. John can walk 63 yards on his hands and is an avid reader, thinker, and note taker. He believes anything is possible, while Mary is as practical as she is beautiful. Joined by two school friends and three dogs, John and Mary yearn for the future that their new place and freedom will bring. One of…
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