The Grass Library: Essays

David G Brooks

ISBN 10: 161822090X / ISBN 13: 9781618220905

Published by Ashland Creek Press, 2020

About this Item

Originally published in Australia, The Grass Library is a philosophical and poetic journey by one of Australia's most skilled, unusual and versatile writers (Sydney Morning Herald). Both a memoir and an elegy for animal rights, The Grass Library portrays the author's relationship with his dog, four sheep, and myriad other animals in the home he shares with his partner in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.This collection of essays--with its lyrical language, its honesty and vulnerability, its charm and wit--will delight and inspire all animal lovers, and especially those who rescue animals.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Grass Library: Essays
• Publisher: Ashland Creek Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161822090X
• ISBN 13: 9781618220905
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Originally published in Australia, The Grass Library is a philosophical and poetic journey by "one of Australia's most skilled, unusual and versatile writers" (Sydney Morning Herald). Both a memoir and an elegy for animal rights, The Grass Library portrays the author's relationship with his dog, four sheep, and myriad other animals in the home he shares with his partner in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales.

This collection of essays--with its lyrical language, its honesty and vulnerability, its charm and wit--will delight and inspire all animal lovers, and especially those who rescue animals.

About the Author

David G. Brooks is an award-winning poet, novelist, short-fiction writer and essayist. Currently honorary associate professor in Australian literature at the University of Sydney, Brooks, a vegan and animal rights advocate, lives in New South Wales, Australia.