Despite its title, “The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Sheperd’s Life,” this new memoir is so much more than simply the care and feeding of sheep. It’s the love of the land, the animals, and the day-to-day demands of farming life that represent the heart of this book.
Author Helen Whybrow and her partner have taken over a 200-acre farm in Vermont’s Green Mountains with the intent of raising Icelandic sheep. The writing style is poetic and rhythmic, with detailed observations of the interconnectedness of people and nature. The book also shows how tedious and difficult the life of tending to a farm can be. But the reader sees the wonder in it all as well.
