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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle

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In the remote woods of northern Wisconsin, mute Edgar Sawtelle raises a singular line of dogs until his father dies and the family balance snaps. Claude, a seductive and perilous uncle, returns to court Edgar’s mother; a spectral encounter convinces Edgar that murder hides beneath the charm. He hunts for proof without a voice, and a confrontation spirals into tragedy, driving him into the wilderness with three loyal dogs as his only allies. The stakes sharpen to survival and truth as this modern Hamlet reimagining probes speechless language, the corrosions of vengeance, and the uncanny tether between humans and animals.

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