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"This book renews my faith in the fictional imagination . . . a human story in which each page offers some new insight into the human mind and heart" -- The Washington Post Book World
In the New Hampshire hills tame dogs turn savage at the start of spring, pursuing winter-weakened deer through thinning snows. It is a senseless and cruel pursuit, one of the many things that anger Howard Elman. Yet Howard Elman also feels pursured. The mill where he worked has been closed down. His wife suffers from hysterical paralysis. His daughters bring him only sorrow. How he works out his simmengly insoluble problems makes for a literary debut that is powerful and compassionate.
In the New Hampshire hills tame dogs turn savage at the start of spring, pursuing winter-weakened deer through thinning snows. It is a senseless and cruel pursuit, one of the many things that anger Howard Elman. Yet Howard Elman also feels pursured. The mill where he worked has been closed down. His wife suffers from hysterical paralysis. His daughters bring him only sorrow. How he works out his simmengly insoluble problems makes for a literary debut that is powerful and compassionate.
