A heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone."Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from beginning to end. The events are startling, sad, amusing, invigorating, and informative. Reading it is like meeting a family that you never knew existed and becoming close friends in a few weeks. Highly recommended." --Jane Smiley, author of Lucky and A Thousand AcresGabriel Fisher was...

A novel steeped in the air and water and people of the rural MidwestOvercome with grief following the death of his youngest child, Cal Franklin uproots his wife and teenaged children to a ramshackle subsistence farm in far northern Wisconsin. Withdrawn and estranged from all they know, JJ and her stepbrother, John, struggle to adapt to life off the grid and to Cal's increasingly erratic behavior. Without electricity or even running water, the family suffers a series of calamities un...

**A heart too big for this world. A life that changes everyone."The audio version of Life & Death & Giants is especially captivating, with a cast of talented narrators voicing each of the points of view. Fans of John Irving will appreciate the quirky characters and surprising plot line. And Rindo’s remarkable ending will leave you thinking about everyday miracles." —KMUW (NPR)**"Life, and Death, and Giants is an intriguing and alluring novel from b...