Collectibles & Books
Autographed Book - Dog Gone by Pauls Toutonghi
- Item Number
- 141
- Estimated Value
- Priceless
- Sold
- 105 USD to tr8c28612
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to WEST COAST LATVIAN EDUCATION CENTER (tax ID 911185144) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 3 - Bid History
Item Description
- Autographed Paperback Book - Dog Gone
Kursa's and Mezotne's very own, Pauls Toutonghi, is the author of this highly-rated novel and has donated this signed copy for RKLIC's 40th Anniversary Auction.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
The true story of a lost dog’s journey and a family’s furious search to find him before it is too late. Along the way, a father and son discover their own lost bond. Suspenseful, heartbreaking, and ultimately life-affirming, Dog Gone shows us the way heroism can assert itself in the little things we do each day. • Now a Netflix Film Starring Rob Lowe.
October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog—a six-year-old golden retriever mix named Gonker—bolts into the woods. Just like that, he’s vanished. And Gonker has Addison’s disease. If he’s not found in twenty-three days, he will die.
Dog Gone is the story of the Marshall family—Fielding and his parents, John and Virginia—and their epic hunt to track down Gonker. As their search continues, covered by news outlets and drawing in the community at large, old wounds reemerge, threatening to undo the Marshalls—but also presenting the opportunity for long-overdue healing.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Pauls Harijs Toutonghi was born in Seattle in 1976, and attended Seattle Latvian School from preschool through 10th grade. His mother and grandmother were born in Riga, and his grandfather was born in LiepÄÂÂja. His first word was in Latvian. He never was able to learn the “circular polka,” no matter how hard he tried. He loves all manner of Latvian foods, even pickled pig’s feet jelly, and smoked eels. His grandfather was a co-founder of Mezotne in 1951.
Pauls has been awarded a Pushcart Prize, an Andrew W. Mellon research fellowship, a Fulbright Grant, and a residency at Hawthornden Castle. He has written for The New Yorker, The New York Times Book Review, Outside Magazine, Sports Illustrated, Granta, Tin House, and other periodicals. He’s married to the novelist, Peyton Marshall. He lives in Oregon, where he teaches at Lewis and Clark College.
Item Special Note
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