How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets - Brossura

Praise for How Evan Broke His Head

A BookSense pick *  Winner of a Pacific Northwest Bookseller Award

“A funny, bewitching, observant book about families, fathers and sons, and growing up, no matter how old you are.”
—The Oregonian
 
“A beautifully un-shiny novel of passion, forgiveness and the life force that is fatherhood.”
—PNBA Awards Committee
 
“Captivating, moving, and always observant ... a wonderful, beautiful book; I will never forget it!”
—Ben Sherwood, author of The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud
 
“A compelling tale.”
—Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
“An engrossing family drama.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Hits all the frets of a powerful story: sharp-witted dialogue, vivid characters, insight into medical challenges and prose that snaps like well-placed plucks of guitar strings. . . . I hold up my lighter and turn it full-flame for Stein’s latest work. Encore!”
—The Seattle Times 

Garth Stein is a former documentary filmmaker. How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets is his second novel; his first, Raven Stole the Moon, was published by Pocket Books. His third novel, The Art of Racing in the Rain, will be published by HarperCollins in May 2008. He lives in Seattle with his wife and children.