Ostrich

Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App

New Releases: February 5, 2013

Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author

New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013

Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story

Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.

New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy

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August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks

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Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)

June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season

Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues

New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction

In memoriam: Gregg Margarite

“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade

Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time

“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature

Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)

Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”

The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson

New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction

Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3

What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie

New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy

LibriVox Selections iPhone App

New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011

Birthday Contest Winners!

The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4

“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros

New Releases: October 10, 2001

Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash

Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell

Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1

Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011

How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook

New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction

“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands

Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”

“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started

New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone

New Releases: August 10, 2011

Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere

New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011

Speaking up: some listener comments

Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!

Introducing Crime Collection #2

“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith

Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”

“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.

“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car

“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011

“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011

“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011

“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011

“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011

“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011

“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011

Presenting Literary Collection #3

“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011

Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011

June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.

“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011

Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things

“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice

“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie

Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner

Announcing LitFic Collection #2

Announcing: Crime Collection #1

Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection

Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More

eMusic Loves Iambik

The Question of Revenue Share

iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes

Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)

Why iambik doesn’t use DRM

Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample

No Lease on Life – Sample

Like Son – Sample

Icelander: Sample

Our Favourite Article So Far

Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Narrator:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Publisher:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

Proof-listener:
Iambik Discontinues Development of “LibriVox” Iphone App
New Releases: February 5, 2013
Paul Almond’s The Pilgrim, as Told by the Author
New Audiobook Releases: January 17, 2013
Exclusive! A free (and sexy) Jon Papernick short story
Happy second birthday to us! Let’s celebrate with a giveaway.
New audiobooks: to your ears from the pens of Edward Willett, Marc Estrin, E. Nesbit & Thomas Hardy
Love audiobooks? Here’s a chance to hear them free.
August 2, 2012: New Sci-fi and Fantasy Audiobooks
New in Crime, Dark Fantasy, Literary Fiction, & Mark Twain
Sexy Primes for Summertime (#jiam, #jiam2012)
June is Audiobook Month, or as we like to call it, Discount Season
Paul Almond’s Alford Saga Continues
New Audiobook Releases 3/30/12: Crime, Sci-fi & Fantasy, Literary Fiction
In memoriam: Gregg Margarite
“Finch, however, can step in the same river twice.” Author Steve Himmer & narrator Mark F. Smith discuss The Bee-Loud Glade
Captivating. Impressive. Nuanced. Kind Reviews & Giveaway Time
“I am my audience, my admirer and my critic.” Author Robert Wexler and narrator Robert Keiper on narration, theatre, and literature
Literary Fiction Collection #5 (Including Super Special Post-Holiday Discount)
Graham Storrs interview and TimeSplash giveaway: “In film and literature, there is hardly a single instance where time travel actually turns out well.”
The prolific and the chroniclers: author Lise McClendon speaks with narrators Denice Stradling and Mark Douglas Nelson
New Audiobook Releases: Darkness and Light in Crime, Sci-fi, and Literary Fiction
Bourbon, Bar Girls, and Books: Introducing Crime Collection #3
What you call “random accidents” I call “squishy moments.” Arjun Basu with narrator Bruce Pirie
New Audiobook Releases: Gripping Suspense, Apocalyptic Sci-Fi, and Mayhem with a Side of Fantasy
LibriVox Selections iPhone App
New literary and crime audiobook releases: November 2, 2011
Birthday Contest Winners!
The somber, the hysterical, the dark and the light: Introducing Literary Fiction Collection #4
“Sometimes it’s quite a balancing act.” Listening with Elizabeth Medeiros
New Releases: October 10, 2001
Iambik’s Turning One! Let’s Celebrate with a Giveaway Bash
Letting characters find their crime. Author Lynn Kostoff chats with narrator Ken Campbell
Introducing Romance Audiobook Collection #1
Dark Fiction: New Releases for September 21, 2011
How to Listen Closely: Questions on Proof-Listening with Darla Middlebrook
New Releases for September 15, 2001: Short Stories, Romance, Political Science/Nonfiction
“I listened to both books with extreme pleasure and excitement.” Author Mary Anderson with Xe Sands
Author Mary Anderson: “Is The Catcher in the Rye a YA book? Yes and no.”
“Okayletstrythis”: Carla Gunn and Anita Roy Dobbs discuss Amphibian, clones, and getting started
New audiobook releases for August 18: Academic satire, fantastic fiction, and a guide to being alone
New Releases: August 10, 2011
Roundup: Iambik narrators elsewhere
New releases from Iambik, August 3, 2011
Speaking up: some listener comments
Mixing it up: our first Classic, Romance, and Young Adult titles are here!
Introducing Crime Collection #2
“Only the blank page has limitless possibilities.” Matt Bell talks to Mark F. Smith
Audio: Miette & J. Robert Lennon. “Inspiration is just the thing that gets you the pile of crap that will eventually be something good if you keep working on it.”
“People have been very kind to me.” Lee Ann Howlett on conquering Thomas Hardy and The Ginseng O.
“The audiobook becomes a part of your journey.” Clive Catterall on audiobooks in the car
“The characters took on another and bolder layer of life.” Author Daniel A. Hoyt talks audiobooks with narrator Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“it’s fun to let loose that inner cartoon character every once in a while.” The many voices of Charles Bice. #jiam2011
“The very best lines are far too naughty to quote here.” The glory of Cori Samuel #jiam2011
“I’m embarking on post-graduate work here.” Anita Roy Dobbs on Amphibian and more… #jiam2011
“My tendency is to try to balance the ridiculous and the sublime.” Tadhg Hynes talks shop with James Greer. #jiam2011
“A voice like slow whiskey and chocolate.” 5 Questions for Xe Sands #jiam2011
“Oh, he’s out there talking to himself again.” Narrator Tadhg Hynes #jiam2011
Presenting Literary Collection #3
“I wonder, where that magic town is in which people speak like you.” Five Questions for narrator Ruth Golding #jiam2011
Five Questions for audiobook narrator Diane Havens #jiam2011
June is Audiobook Month and Iambik is Audiobooks.
“In a lot of ways, I just wrote the story I would have liked to read.” Author Toby Frost and narrator Clive Catterall discuss Space Captain Smith. #jiam2011
Interview with David Wilk about Iambik & other things
“Being lost in the woods for a year and suddenly finding a path.” Author Rick Collignon answers Charles Bice
“A love of two-fisted fiction.” Author Max Phillips answers Narrator Gord Mackenzie
Articulate Matter: Q&A with narrator Diane Havens & author Katharine Beutner
Announcing LitFic Collection #2
Announcing: Crime Collection #1
Covers From Our Upcoming Crime Collection
Iambik in OverDrive: Barnes & Noble, Waterstones, Libraries and More
eMusic Loves Iambik
The Question of Revenue Share
iambikast #1: Gordon Lish in Conversation with John Oakes
Interview: Andrew Kaufman and Gordon Mackenzie (All My Friends Are Superheroes)
Why iambik doesn’t use DRM
Oh Pure and Radiant Heart – Sample
No Lease on Life – Sample
Like Son – Sample
Icelander: Sample
Our Favourite Article So Far
Friends, Listeners, Internetpeople . . . Open Your Ears

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Nevada sheep rancher Sabine Eckleberry’s life is in shambles. His wife has decamped to Arizona to run a dog-grooming business; his youngest daughter needs a husband; his irrepressible son VJ wants to turn the ranch into an ostrich-breeding operation; and the wild burros he has adopted to guard his sheep can’t get along with their charges. Now his family and friends are about to descend on the ranch to celebrate Sabine’s seventy-second birthday.

The ranch is soon a chaos of budding and blighted romances, mistaken identities, rampaging poodles, runaway sheep, schemes of seduction and sudden wealth, and a newly hatched ostrich chick in search of love.

Novelist Michael A. Thomas has created a cast of memorable human characters, a supporting cast of realistic animal personalities, and a colorful setting in Nevada’s rangeland. His keen ear for dialogue and his perfect timing support a plot as complicated and satisfying as a Shakespearean comedy.

Original cover background image by William Warby.

First Line

A staccato “Pop! Pop! Pop-pop! Pop!” cut short Everett Crume’s consideration of the eviction notice.

Reviews

"This is a story of Nevada's back country told by a writer of uncommon skill and humanity. Readers will smile, chuckle, then laugh out loud at the antics of the Eckleberrys and their human and animal companions. Ostrich is a wild romp of a tale, and its endearing characters and engaging plot will delight readers long after they have read the last page." -- Western Literature Series  

"Nothing earthshaking happens at the party or in the novel; a family gathers, and its idiosyncratic members simply share their individual interpretations of love. This is a charming tale, told with warmth and humor by a master storyteller." -- George Needham, American Library Association

"Thomas's ... humor is insidious, as the reader visualizes the family melee. Digressions convey real information about the habits of ostriches, donkeys and sheep, or about Basques in America. The key players, especially Sabine, are generally sympathetic, and the good-humored scenario, if not hilarious, produces pleasant entertainment." -- Publishers Weekly

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Iambik Audio ISBN: 9781927472439
Iambik Audio Publication Date: Jul 09, 2013
Print ISBN: 9780874173512
Print Publication Date: Aug 1, 2000
Audio Distribution Rights: Worldwide