To Leave with the Reindeer is the account of a woman who has been trained for a life she cannot live. She readies herself for freedom, and questions its limits, by exploring how humans relate to animals. Rosenthal weaves an intricate pattern, combining the central narrative with many other voices - vets, farmers, breeders, trainers, a butcher - to produce a polyphonic composition full of fascinating and disconcerting insights.
Wise, precise, generous, To Leave with the Reindeer takes a clear-eyed look at the dilemmas of domestication, both human and animal, and the price we might pay to break free.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: And Other Stories
Published: 05/14/2019
ISBN: 9781911508427
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.70d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 02/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 05/27/2019