A sizzling, darkly funny, propulsive new novel - his most daring yet - by the author of Snow Falling on Cedars: a sweeping, dazzling story of destiny, desire, and destruction.
In Seattle, 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary - 'a guy who weighs risk for a living' - takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family, becomes Edward Aaron King, and grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity - the King of Search - who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
A thrilling reimagining of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex: a riveting new novel that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
Genre: General Fiction
In Seattle, 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary - 'a guy who weighs risk for a living' - takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest error of his life. He sleeps with Diane, the sexy, not-quite-legal British au pair who's taking care of his children for the summer. Diane gets pregnant and leaves their baby on a doorstep, but not before turning the tables on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their orphaned child, adopted by an adoring family, becomes Edward Aaron King, and grows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebrity - the King of Search - who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape.
A thrilling reimagining of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex: a riveting new novel that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.
Genre: General Fiction
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Hardback Editions
October 2011 : Hardback
| Title: Ed King Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 0-307-27106-4 / 978-0-307-27106-8 (USA edition) Publisher: Knopf Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Paperback Editions
August 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Ed King Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 1-4088-2199-0 / 978-1-4088-2199-2 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Ed King Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 1-4088-2612-7 / 978-1-4088-2612-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
July 2012 : Paperback
| Title: Ed King (Vintage Contemporaries) Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 0-307-45590-4 / 978-0-307-45590-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
October 2011 : Paperback
| Title: Ed King Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 1-4088-0747-5 / 978-1-4088-0747-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Audio Editions
October 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Ed King Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 0-307-93940-5 / 978-0-307-93940-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
Other Editions
October 2011 : Unknown
| Title: Ed King (Playaway Adult Fiction) Author(s): David Guterson ISBN: 1-61637-887-5 / 9781616378875 (USA edition) Publisher: Random House Availability: Amazon More details... |
October 2011 : Kindle edition
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October 2011 : Kindle edition
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