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About Grace is the debut novel of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr. Released in 2004, About Grace follows David Winkler, a man who dreams about the future and chooses to isolate himself from those he loves in fear of what his dreams foretell.
Sep 21, 2004 · David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen—a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket.
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About Grace, a novel by Anthony Doerr, revolves around David Winkler and the profound impact his dreams have on his life. In the past, David had dreamed of a death that came to pass. So, when David dreamed that he accidentally drowned his infant daughter, he feared that it would also come true.
Inspired by the turn-of-the-century snowflake images taken by Wilson A. Bentley, Anthony’s debut novel is about a hydrologist named David Winkler who occasionally dreams events that later come true. When he has a dream that foretells the death of his own daughter, Grace, he flees thousands of miles from family and home in the desperate hope ...
Nov 7, 2004 · In his first novel, "About Grace," Anthony Doerr drags his protagonist, David Winkler, over a fair few hot coals: 25 years of exile as a dogsbody in a new hotel in St. Vincent in the...
Oct 12, 2004 · A compelling protagonist and a lyrical style grounded in precise observation of the physical world: these are the hallmarks of Idaho author Doerr’s complex, ambitious first novel.
Sep 27, 2005 · David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen --- a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket.
