Red Dog farm a novel
"Growing up on his family's cattle farm in western Iceland, youngOrri has gained an appreciation for the beauty found in everyday things: the cavorting of a newborn calf, the return of birdsong after a long winter, the steadfast love of a good (or tolerably good) farmdog. But the outer world still b...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little Brown and Company,
2025.
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| Summary: | "Growing up on his family's cattle farm in western Iceland, youngOrri has gained an appreciation for the beauty found in everyday things: the cavorting of a newborn calf, the return of birdsong after a long winter, the steadfast love of a good (or tolerably good) farmdog. But the outer world still beckons, so Orri leaves his no-nonsense Lithuanian Jewish mother and his taciturn father, Pabbi, to attend university in Reykjavâik. Pabbi is no stranger to cycles of lifeand death, growth and destruction. He is pursued by the memory of avolcanic eruption and its aftermath, and so many years of hardscrabble farming have left their mark. Jaded, and no longer able to find joy in his way of life, Pabbi falls into a depression soon after Orri goes away to school. Orri, feeling adrift and aimless at the end of his first semester, comes home. For the first time, Pabbi allows Orri to help him run the farm. Despite their conflicting attitudes, Orri and Pabbi must learn to work together. Meanwhile, Orri meets akindred spirit on the internet: Mihan, a part-time student. Over time--and countless texts and phone calls--their connection deepens. By year's end, Orri must decide whether he wants to--or should--return to university, and what a future with Mihan would hold, if she'll have him"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 272 pages ; 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780316575140 0316575143 |
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