Sun House Summary
David James Duncan

Sun House Overview

David James Duncan's sprawling and spiritual novel, Sun House, follows the lives of various artists, creatives, and outdoorsmen as they struggle to make a life for themselves in a rapidly changing world. Set primarily in the 80s and 90s at various locations throughout the Pacific Northwest—most notably Portland, Seattle, and the wilds of Montana—the novel fuses naturalist explorations of western mythos with eastern spiritual ideas to create a dynamic, refurbished take on the classic American "western" genre. As the inner lives of its characters unfurl, Sun House ponders themes of spirituality, environmentalism, gender, trauma, and romance.