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Third Person Rural: Further Essays of a Sometime Farmer [Hardcover]

Noel Perrin (Author), Robin Brickman (Illustrator)
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0879234679 978-0879234676 October 1983 1st
One of four volumes of incisive essays on rural life that addresses not only the many how-to questions that bedevil country dwellers, but also the larger direction that life is taking on this planet. Perrin, a transplanted New Yorker and now a "real" Vermonter, candidly admits his early mistakes while giving concrete advice on matters such as what to do with maple syrup (other than put it on your pancakes), how to use a peavey, and how to replace your rototiller with a garden animal.
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A cross between Scott nearing E.B. White, with a little James Harriot thrown in. --Chicago Sun-Times

You have to admire how Perrin lets the language break down into little fragments, hard stones left by a receding glacier. It isn't easy to talk about the soul, and New Englanders have as hard a time as anyone. Perrin's writing mirrors that difficulty, that ingrained reticence. --Alex Hanson, Valley News --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 198 pages
  • Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher; 1st edition (October 1983)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0879234679
  • ISBN-13: 978-0879234676
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,318,096 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny......couldn't stop laughing!, September 1, 2006
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This book was great fun...and so true. I'm a small town girl who ended up in the country. This will give everyone an insight into living in the country, and learn the 'rules' of country folk.
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