The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Brady Udall
The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint, Brady Udall
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The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint

Author: Brady Udall

Narrator: Scott Shina

Unabridged: 16 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 02/05/2010


Synopsis

This astonishing novel was chosen as a Best Book of the Year by the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly, Publisher's Weekly and Newsweek. Contained within is the story of Edgar Mint, the half-Apache, mostly orphaned child who overcomes a serious childhood injury to embark on a life of tragedies, including a boarding school for Native Americans and a dysfunctional Mormon foster family.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Scott

Is there a word for that sweet spot a great author hits with the voice of his story - the one that lulls you into believing you’re leaving this world and entering his? Some writers hit it off and on throughout various works and, if they do it often enough, we ascribe to them words of greatness. But......more

Goodreads review by Claudia

This is one of those few books that should not have any details disclosed about it - no spoiler alerts, no hints, no outlines or summaries. I would even vote to remove the descriptions from the back covers of every copy in existence. Here's why... The beauty of this story comes from the reader's inno......more

Goodreads review by Paul

Having read Udall’s The Lonely Polygamist earlier this year and having been blown away by it (I gave that one also 5 stars out of 5), I knew I simply had to get ahold of the rest of his books and see if The Lonely Polygamist was a fluke of genius or if Udall really IS that good. Well, by the time I......more

Goodreads review by Larry

When I was visiting my ninety-two year old father in Michigan, he was reading a book and occasionally chortling to himself. When he finished the book, he told me I should read it and could borrow his copy. So what could I do? I brought The Miracle Life of Edgar Mint home to read! The book starts out......more