Etta and Otto and Russell and James: A Novel

A gorgeous literary debut about unlikely heroes, lifelong promises, and last great adventures.Otto,The letter began, in blue ink,I’ve gone. I’ve never seen the water, so I’ve gone there. Don’t worry, I’ve left you the truck. I can walk. I will try to remember to come back.Yours (always),Etta.Otto finds the note left by his wife in the kitchen of their farmhouse in windswept Saskatchewan. Eighty-three-year-old Etta will be walking 3,200 kilometers to see the ocean, but somehow, Otto understands. He took his own journey once before, to fight in a faraway land.With Etta gone, Otto struggles with his demons of war, while their friend Russell initially pursues the woman he has loved from afar. And James—well, James you have to meet on the page.