Emma Hooper is an author, musician and academic. Books. BOOKS: Books. BOOKS: 'Our Homesick Songs' () 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' () View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. View fullsize. "Two major plot lines run throughout Etta and Otto and Russell and James: In the first we learn about the characters' lives, actions and relationships before and during the years of WWII; in the second we follow the year-old Etta as she walks the length of Canada while increasingly impacted by her encroaching Alzheimer's disease. First-time author Emma Hooper does a lot of things quite well . Etta and Otto and Russell and James Etta and Otto and Russell and James byEmma Hooper won my heart combining many of my favorite elements, aging protagonists, animals, a quest, coming of age tales and a homespun voice. At the beginning of the book we meet octogenarian Otto who finds a note from his wife Etta, which says she has left to see the ocean/5.
Etta and Otto and Russell and James (Hardcover) Published January 20th by Simon Schuster. Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Emma Hooper (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Etta and Otto and Russell and James is a novel by Emma Hooper, published in Hooper's debut novel, the story is told via complex imagery and poetic language, using magical realist techniques to evoke the inner landscape of people reared in a hardscrabble time trying to make sense of their existence. The novel begins with a man named Otto reading a letter from a woman named Etta. Hooper's debut is a novel of memory and longing and desires too long denied. On Saskatchewan's Great Plains grew 15 Vogel children. When Otto Vogel was still a child, half-orphaned Russell joined the brood. The Great Depression burned on, crops failed, and schooling was casual. One of the teachers was Etta, no older than Otto and Russell.
"Two major plot lines run throughout Etta and Otto and Russell and James: In the first we learn about the characters' lives, actions and relationships before and during the years of WWII; in the second we follow the year-old Etta as she walks the length of Canada while increasingly impacted by her encroaching Alzheimer's disease. First-time author Emma Hooper does a lot of things quite well with her debut: Each story's premise is intriguing; her characters are well-drawn and raise. Emma Hooper is an author, musician and academic. Books. BOOKS: 'Our Homesick Songs' () 'Etta and Otto and Russell and James' () View fullsize. View. Etta and Otto and Russell and James Etta and Otto and Russell and James byEmma Hooper won my heart combining many of my favorite elements, aging protagonists, animals, a quest, coming of age tales and a homespun voice. At the beginning of the book we meet octogenarian Otto who finds a note from his wife Etta, which says she has left to see the ocean.
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