Judy Gette and friends discuss “Etta and Otto and Russell and James” by Emma Hooper on Radio Book Club.
Otto Vogel wakes before dawn on his farm in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, to find a letter from his wife, Etta. She will return if she can; she has never seen water and has gone in search of the ocean.
Judy, Judy, and Melissa discuss the symbolism throughout the novel: the color blue from the sea and the ink Etta uses to write her letters. James, the talking coyote —is he just a part of Etta’s dementia, or more? You will have to listen to the Radio Book Club and read the book to find out.