The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life Ally Condie After a childhood filled with

After a childhood filled with poverty and neglect

never forgetting the video games that brought him there

Peter Barnett is rapidly approaching forty with little to show for it when a mysterious letter invites him to Maple Bay and the mansion his estranged family has called home for generations

And those that do enjoy playing with humans far too much

The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life Ally Condie After a childhood filled withAn Esquire "Best Books of Summer 2025" "Revelatory. . . magical. . . Whybrow beautifully explores interconnectedness and disruption in nature." Maureen Corrigan, The Washington Post Set in Vermont's Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close to the land. In the heart of Vermont's Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her partner set out to restore an old two