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Young Jody lives with his ma and pa on a farm in backwoods Florida. Life is hard there: cutting wood, planting fields, hauling water from a distant sinkhole. It is dangerous: wolves and bears roam the night. It’s also lonely for a young boy. One spring day, Jody’s pa kills a deer for meat. When Jody sees her spotted fawn in the brush, he convinces his father they should bring the fawn home. Thus begins a year when deer and boy are never far from each other. But the day will come when Jody must make a terrible choice between his beloved pet and his family’s survival.

The Yearling, published 50 years ago, is an enduring classic which won the Pulitzer Prize. As it follows Jody from childhood to the first steps of adulthood, it has touched the hearts of readers of all ages. Now, with Tom Stechschulte’s warm narration, this moving story will delight an even wider audience.

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Best book I’ve ever read.
So touching, important, a brilliant book.
Beautifully read.
Just perfect.
Wish you had more by the same author.

The poetry of the writing

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Harmonious and sensitive concerning the life style and environment of the animals and the family. The interaction, hardships and joys. Powerful story telling with a delicate balance of understanding and love. Masterly.

Relationship. Man and boy together with Flag their woven experiences and the way they were woven together

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I picked this up with no expectations, but I wasn't prepared for how beautiful and enchanting this story is. It's also a real insight into the hard, hard world of a bush farmer and his family in Florida in the 1870s.
You can read synopses and reviews a-plenty if you want. But for my part I didn't want to take my ears away from this glorious novel and it's wonderful narration as soon as I started.

Charming story for any age

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What a moving tale. So gentle, so engaging. I felt like I was there, I wanted to be there. The narration was first rate and helped this Brit through that old Florida hick speak.

A classic, beautifully read.

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I absolutely loved this book. I seem to remember reading it as a teen but without much pleasure but then the Sunday Times said it had been re-released so I gave it another go. What a joy! I was there with Jody, Penny, Ora, Julia & the other dogs, Flag, the Forresters, Fodder Wing, Slewfoot, every step of the way & with every last detail of a year in Baxters Island. Truly Magical.

A Masterpiece

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