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The Easter House Kindle Edition

by David Rhodes (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 37 ratings
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This tale of two Iowa brothers trying to escape the long shadow of their notorious father is “an almost impossible book to put down” (The Plain Dealer).

This gripping novel tells the tale of the Easter family of Ontarion, Iowa. Ansel Easter was a favored minister until he rescued a grotesque creature from a carnival sideshow. His sons, C and Sam, suffer in the shadow of their outcast father until his violent death. C and Sam leave the home their father built for a new beginning, and find fortune building a lucrative business called the Associates—but when a rash of deaths has the townspeople looking at C and Sam as suspects, they find their father’s legacy reaches further than they expect.

Taut, dark, and engrossing, The Easter House is a brilliant work of fiction by the acclaimed author of Driftless and Jewelweed.

“David Rhodes’s writing is smooth and wry, combining Richard Russo’s genius for the details of small-town thinking and Flannery O’Connor’s flair for shading things toward the weird side of normal.” —Mpls.St. Paul Magazine
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  1. Print length
    338 pages
  2. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  4. Publisher
    Milkweed Editions
  5. Publication date
    August 10, 2009
  6. File size
    1641 KB
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"Rhodes's writing is smooth and wry, combining Richard Russo's genius for the details of small-town thinking and Flannery O'Connor's flair for shading things toward the weird side of normal. If there was any justice in the literary world, its shocking end alone would make it an American classic. If you liked Driftless, do yourself a favor and read The Easter House."
—Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0055TH4K0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Milkweed Editions (August 10, 2009)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 10, 2009
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1641 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 338 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 37 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
3.9 out of 5
37 global ratings

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maisong
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2015
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One of my favorite books by this author. Highly recommend.
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katie did
4.0 out of 5 stars the past is always with us.
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2013
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.this book gets into your head, often i put it down and think about what was written and then read it again. i really wanted to discover what happens but at the same time did not want to come to the end
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JacqueF
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting, unusual story
Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2023
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Excellent writer, but the story was too dark and sad for me at this time in my life.
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Patrick L. Turbin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2016
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Another good book by a great author.
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paula t. smith
2.0 out of 5 stars Why can't I finish this book?
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2014
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I have not been able to finish this book and I'm not sure why..... My book club read driftless & I thoroughly enjoyed it so wanted to try another book by the author. He sets the scenes well & develops the characters well. There is a real feeling/mood about the story....
Hmmm-maybe I should go back and finish it.
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lovetoread
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2016
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not bad but not one of Rhodes' best.
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JW
5.0 out of 5 stars A little-known masterpiece
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2009
Evey once in a while, I come across a writer who makes me want to put down my own pen because his or her writing is so impressive and breathtaking. How lucky was I to stumble on one with David Rhodes and this reprint of an old out-of-print novel! He's a powerful storyteller, and the writing leaves nothing to be desired. I would describe this as a twisted, gothic Thousand Acres if that wouldn't insult the caliber of his work here. A tour de force--highly recommended.
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Lynn Martin
4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2010
I too saw "Driftless" and picked it up first. I was so happy to see that Milkweed had reissued his earlier works. Excellent! The books are beautiful, lyrical, haunting all at once. David Rhodes is truly talented.
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JackiSprat
5.0 out of 5 stars The Easter House
Reviewed in Canada on April 23, 2023
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Great story. Well written. I have read several other novels by David Rhodes and every one have been interesting stories of small towns and the people who live there. Great well developed characters and descriptive prose. People I would either like to meet and be friends with or stay away from.
I don’t like reviews that give a whole outline of the book as if they are writing a book report. So I will just give a short summary of the story.
The Easter House is the story of a dysfunctional family who over several decades live in a small close knit town in Iowa. Decades earlier the patriarch father died in a mysterious manner and was loathed by almost everyone in town. His two teenage sons leave soon afterward. The mother is barely mentioned.
The younger brother suddenly comes back to the abandoned house and sets up a junk yard on the large property.
Then the older brother returns unannounced.
Old friends and acquaintances start coming back around and another business is formed called The Associate. Quiet talks are held and deals are made and town’s folks start dying in unusual circumstances.
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