Gilgamesh
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: London, Joan, PUBLISHER: Grove Press, Gilgamesh is an evocative novel ong>ofong> encounters and escapes, ong>ofong> friendship and love, ong>ofong> loss and acceptance, a debut that marks the emergence ong>ofong> a world-class talent. It is . On a tiny farm in far southong>weong>stern Australia, seventeen-year-old Edith and his Armenian friend arrive--taking the long way home from an archaeological dig in Iraq. Edith is captivated by the tales they tell ong>ofong> strange peoples, magical journeys, and a world far beyond her home. Two years later, in , Edith and her young son, Jim, set ong>ofong>f on a journey ong>ofong> their own, to Soviet Armenia, where they ong>areong> trapped by the outbreak ong>ofong> war. A novel ong>ofong> stunning accomplishment, Gilgamesh examines what happens when ong>weong> strike out into the world, and how, like the wandering king, ong>weong> find our way home.