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Hannah Coulter

A Novel

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In the latest installment in Wendell Berry's long story about the citizens of Port William, Kentucky, listeners learn of the Coulters' children, of the Feltners and Branches, and how survivors "live right on."

"Ignorant boys, killing each other,” is just about all Nathan Coulter would tell his wife about the Battle of Okinawa in the spring of 1945.

Life carried on for the community of Port William, Kentucky, as some boys returned from the war while the lives of others were mourned. In her seventies, Nathan’s wife, Hannah, now has time to tell of the years since the war.

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Put me in mind of Marilyn Robinson's Home. Just pages and pages of wise loveliness

beautiful beautiful, just wonderful

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Looking forward to the rest of this series
It was well read
Evoked a beautiful way of living in community

Beautiful story, deep and challenging

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This was my first Wendell Berry book and will not be my last. It was beautiful. Thought- provoking, wise and so easy to listen to. A wonderful story.

A truly beautiful story

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An old lady narrates her life looking back from the end of her days as a widow. Beautifully and movingly told. Full of wisdom and insight into what makes us fully human. An ode to past times and warning to modern ‘busy’ folk: discontented from creation and each other.

The wisdom and love that grows during a life well lived: connected to land, family and neighbours

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Heartwarming tell of a life that gives hope. Sweet and beautiful, I have enjoyed this novel and will try more from the same author.

A whole life!

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