Summerland - Michael Chabon
KORTE INHOUD
An Unforgettable Novel From One Of America S Greatest Living Storytellers, Summerland Is About Redemption And The True Nature Of Heroism. Ethan, Is A Young Hero On A Quest Though The Strange World Of American Faery. Since Baseball Is The Favourite Game Of American Fairies, Or 'Ferishers' As The North American Fairy Folk Call Themselves, This Is Necessarily A Story Of Baseball, Too. Zeppelins, Werefoxes, Indians And Indian Mythology, Sasquatches, Wendigos, Alaska, The Haunted, 161-Year-Old Husk Of George Armstrong Custer, And A Boy Who Thinks He'S An Android, Also Figure In The Action. Along The Way, The Hero And Heroine Find Themselves And Each Other; A Band Of Ferishers Triumphs Over Their Ancient Enemy And Finally Find Someone New To Play Baseball Against; A Widower'S Heart Will Heal As His Airship Conquers The Northern Sky; And A Burned Out Colombian Slugger Named Rodrigo Buendia Will Find Redemption In Discovering, With Ethan Feld And Jennifer T. Rideout, The True Nature Of Heroism.