![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I felt I got to know the trio by the end of the book, but there didn't seem much point to the story apart from that. The ending too wasn't clear, and I think is open to interpretation. The jumps back and forth in time and space seem to happen almost mid-sentence and can be quite confusing to the listener. Etta was a teacher, Otto rather uneducated was number 7 in a very large family, Russell partly disabled, was a farmer and also loved Etta. During we walk, we get flashbacks to the trio's earlier life. Not clear if this is a real Cayote or just Etta's imagination. The author introduces a Cayote named James to accompany Etta, giving her somebody with whom she can engage in a dialogue. At the age of 83, Etta in the early stages of dementia, embarks on a walk to the sea (starting in the centre of Canada), leaving her husband Otto and their friend Russell behind. (The song is actually MUCH BETTER than the book.). I was tempted to buy this after listening the The Bookshop Band, and their song "The Edge of the World" which was inspired by the book. ![]()
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