Ed King
by David Guterson
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Pub Date Oct 18 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012
Knopf Doubleday | Alfred A. Knopf
Description
A sizzling, darkly funny, propulsive new novel-his most daring yet-by the author of Snow Falling on Cedars: a sweeping, dazzling story of destiny, desire, and destruction.
In Seattle, 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary-"a guy who weighs risk for a living"-takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family, becomes Edward Aaron King, and grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity-the King of Search-who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
A thrilling reimagining of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex: a riveting new novel that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
In Seattle, 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary-"a guy who weighs risk for a living"-takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family, becomes Edward Aaron King, and grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity-the King of Search-who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
A thrilling reimagining of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex: a riveting new novel that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780307271068 |
| PRICE | 26.95 |
| PAGES | 320 |
