{"product_id":"familiaris-9798212194297","title":"Familiaris","description":"\u003cp\u003eOprah's Book Club Pick for Summer 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An extraordinary journey that brilliantly interweaves history, philosophy, adventure, and mysticism to explore the meaning of love, friendship, and living your life's true purpose.\"--Oprah Winfrey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe follow-up to the beloved #1 New York Times bestselling modern classic The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, Familiaris is the stirring origin story of the Sawtelle family and the remarkable dogs that carry the Sawtelle name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is spring 1919, and John Sawtelle's imagination has gotten him into trouble ... again. Now John and his newlywed wife, Mary, along with their two best friends and their three dogs, are setting off for Wisconsin's northwoods, where they hope to make a fresh start--and, with a little luck, discover what it takes to live a life of meaning, purpose, and adventure. But the place they are headed for is far stranger and more perilous than they realize, and it will take all their ingenuity, along with a few new friends--human, animal, and otherworldly--to realize their dreams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns hilarious and heartbreaking, mysterious and enchanting, Familiaris takes readers on an unforgettable journey from the halls of a small-town automobile factory, through an epic midwestern firestorm and an ambitious WWII dog-training program, and far back into mankind's ancient past, examining the dynamics of love and friendship, the vexing nature of families, the universal desire to create something lasting and beautiful, and of course, the species-long partnership between Homo sapiens and Canis familiaris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWroblewski, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Wroblewski\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of the internationally bestselling novel \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle\u003c\/em\u003e, an Oprah Book Club pick, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and winner of the Colorado Book Award, Indie Choice Best Author Discovery award, and the Midwest Bookseller Association's Choice award. \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle\u003c\/em\u003e has been translated into over twenty-five languages. He lives in Colorado with the writer Kimberly McClintock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568841396498,"sku":"9798212194297","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_030a09f6-0b01-41d6-a19e-114074baaf11.jpg?v=1754898292","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/familiaris-9798212194297","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}