The boatbuilder, Daniel Gumbiner
Type
Label
The boatbuilder, Daniel Gumbiner
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The boatbuilder
Oclc number
1047835082
Responsibility statement
Daniel Gumbiner
Summary
At twenty-eight years old, Eli ?Berg? Koenigsberg has never encountered a challenge he couldn?t push through ? until a concussion leaves him with a lingering headache and a weakness for opiates. Berg moves to a remote Northern California town to seek space and time to recover, but soon finds himself breaking into homes in search of pills. Addled by addiction and chronic pain, Berg meets Alejandro, a reclusive master boatbuilder, and begins to see a path forward. Alejandro offers Berg honest labor, but more important a new approach to his suffering, a template for survival amidst intense pain. Nurtured by his friendship with Alejandro and aided by the comradeship of many of Talinas?s colorful residents, Berg begins to return to himself. Written in gleaming prose, this is a story about resilience, community, and what it takes to win back your soul