"May Sarton conducts us on a small, sophisticated, elegantly sentimental journey through a New Hampshire village summer. Our companions are an aging poet, who is sad because he can no longer write . . . and a young, mischievous female donkey who . . . has a touch of arthritis. . . . There is a moral, of course . . . and . . . the story include(s) two cats and as many human beings as are necessary".--THE NEW YORKER.
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May Sarton (1912-1995) was an acclaimed poet, novelist, and memoirist.
May Sarton conducts us on a small, sophisticated, elegantly sentimental journey through a New Hampshire village summer. Our companions are an aging poet, who is sad because he can no longer write--he has lost the joy he used to have in simply being alive--and a young, mischievous female donkey, who is sad because she can't run and play--she has a touch of arthritis...
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Seller: World of Books (was SecondSale), Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Martin, Stefan (illustrator). A small, sophisticated, elegantly sentimental journey through a New Hampshire village summer. Our companions are an aging poet, who is sad because he can no longer write he has lost the joy he used to have in simply being alive and a young, mischievous female donkey, who is sad because she can't run and play she has a touch of arthritis. . . . There is a moral, of course, but any moral looks dull next to the simple happiness of the old poet and his long-eared muse. The New Yorker. Seller Inventory # 00096162358
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Martin, Stefan (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0393315533I3N00
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
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Seller: World of Books Inc, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: Good. Martin, Stefan (illustrator). A small, sophisticated, elegantly sentimental journey through a New Hampshire village summer. Our companions are an aging poet, who is sad because he can no longer write he has lost the joy he used to have in simply being alive and a young, mischievous female donkey, who is sad because she can't run and play she has a touch of arthritis. . . . There is a moral, of course, but any moral looks dull next to the simple happiness of the old poet and his long-eared muse. The New Yorker. Seller Inventory # CIN0393315533G