Ed King

Knopf, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A sweeping, propulsive, darkly humorous new novel by the best-selling autho r of Snow Falling on Cedars: a story of destiny, desire, and destruction th at reimagines Sophocles's Oedipus Rex for our own era. In Seattle in 1962, Walter Cousins, a mild-mannered actuary--"a guy who wei ghs risk for a living"--takes a risk of his own, and makes the biggest erro r of his life. He sleeps with Diane Burroughs, the sexy, not-quite-legal Br itish 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 ta bles on Walter and setting in motion a tragedy of epic proportions. Their o rphaned child, adopted by an adoring family and named Edward Aaron King, gr ows up to become a billionaire Internet tycoon and an international celebri ty--the "King of Search"--who unknowingly, but inexorably, hurtles through life toward a fate he may have no power to shape. An instant classic--David Guterson's most daring and dazzling novel yet--that brings a contemporary urgency to one of the greatest stories of all time.