![]() ![]() ![]() Rocking back and forth with the pull of the waves, Etta and Otto and Russell and James moves from the hot and dry present of a quiet Canadian farm to a dusty burnt past of hunger, war, passion, and hope from trying to remember to trying to forget. Leaving his own farm will be the first act of defiance in his life.Īs Etta walks farther toward the ocean, accompanied by a coyote named James, her past and present blur. ![]() He insists on finding Etta, wherever she's gone. Russell has spent his whole life trying to keep up with Otto and loving Etta from afar. Emma Hooper on the patchwork quilt of people that have inspired her writing.But with Etta gone, the memories come crowding in, and Otto struggles to keep them at bay. Otto has seen the ocean, having crossed the Atlantic years ago to fight in a faraway war. I will try to remember to come back, Etta writes to him. Her husband, Otto, wakes to a note left on the kitchen table. 13 2015 by Emma Hooper (Author) 1,141 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 16.47 Other new and used from 16.47 Paperback 19.95 Other new and used from 13.58 Mass Market Paperback from 22.29 Other new from 22. ![]() So, early one morning she takes a rifle, some chocolate, and her best boots, and begins walking the 3,232 kilometers from Saskatchewan to Halifax. Etta and Otto and Russell and James Hardcover Jan.
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