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The Rural Life
Verlyn Klinkenborg
#UC3332
Paperback, 213 pages; 2004 (2002)
$13.99
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In every ditch, every hollow, a cold, sepia brew of last year’s leaves was steeping in a basin of discolored ice. I found myself staring into the tangled woods, wondering why humans had never learned to hibernate and whether it was too late to think again.
The sublime fantasy of cuddling up for a really long winter's nap is only one of the many exquisite delights to be found in The Rural Life. Verlyn Klinkenborg's eloquent observations about life on his small farm in upstate New York are divided into twelve chapters—one for each month of the year. His lyrical ruminations meander gracefully through the seasons, from topics like snowfalls and birdsongs, to pigs and potatoes, to time and family. A beautiful collection of poetic essays, The Rural Life brings the natural world around us into unexpectedly dazzling focus.
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