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Lime Creek, fiction, Joe Henry

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Lime Creek, fiction, Joe Henry

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Lime Creek

Responsibility statement

Joe Henry

Sub title

fiction

Summary

In this wonderful work of fiction, Joe Henry explores the complex relationship between a father and his sons, whose deep connections to one another, to the land, and to the creatures that inhabit it give meaning to their lives. Spencer Davis, his wife, Elizabeth, and their sons, Luke, Whitney, and Lonny, work with horses and with their hands. They spend long relentless days cutting summer hay and feeding it to their cattle through fierce Wyoming winters. The family bears witness to the cycle of life, bringing foals into the world and deciding when to let a favored mare pass on to the next. As Luke grows older, falls in love, and begins to assert his independence, Spencer strives to impart the wisdom of this way of life to his headstrong son, whatever the cost. Moving, powerful, and beautifully rendered, Lime Creek brings readers into the lives of this unforgettable family and into a world that, though often harsh, is lit by flashes of spectacular grace

Table Of Contents

Angels -- Family -- Tomatoes -- Sleep -- Hands -- Passages -- Love -- Yet still of the heart

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