Calves In The Mud Room

by Jerome O Brown

Overview

Wade Summers wants nothing more than to go on his date tonight with high school hottie Glory Schoonover.Unfortunately, a fierce February blizzard has blown in and a couple of first-time heifers are calving early. Way too early.And Wade's never delivered a calf all by himself before. (His grandfather was always there to showhim the way.)Simmering under the teenage hormones and unexpected birthing is a dutiful son who finally comforts the abuse of his shady stepfather and a betrayal by his somewhat disengaged mother.Kirkus Reviews called this coming-of-age story "An exciting, elegant debut."It's rough around the edges, full of brute hardship, raw strength, and pure heart.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780615967509
Publisher:	Tetonwolf
Publication date:	02/14/2014
Pages:	102
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.99(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

When he's not directing tv commercials or corporate videos, trading stocks, or hiking with his dog,
Brown shoots stills and writes.

Calves In The Mud Room is his first novella.

He lives in Teton Valley, Idaho with his way cool wife their collie, Maximilian.

Editorial Reviews

05/26/2014
Brown presents an intimate portrait of the modern-day rural life of teenagers that deftly combines text-messaging jargon and the complexities of cattle farming. Brown's protagonist is Wade Summers, who longs to escape his smalltown life of pickup trucks and cows and is—to his surprise—asked to the school dance by the beautiful and rich Glory Schoonover. Of course, nothing goes according to plan: Wade is forced to deliver a calf on his way to the dance and has a disastrous evening with Glory. With this novella, Brown offers an engaging exploration of a young person's search for his sense of self in a seemingly (but not altogether) bleak landscape.

Publishers Weekly