Hannah Coulter

A Novel

BY WENDELL BERRY
"Ignorant boys, killing each other," is just about all Nathan Coulter would tell his wife, friends, and family 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 and the lives of others were mourned. In her seventies, Nathan's wife, Hannah, has time now to tell of the years since the war. In Wendell Berry's unforgettable prose, we learn of the Coulter's children, of the Feltners and Branches, and how survivors "live right on." "Atmospheric and quietly moving." - Kirkus Reviews

Counterpoint 2005 208 PP. Paper

$14.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)

Jayber Crow

The Life Story Of Jayber Crow, Barber Of The Port William Membership

BY WENDELL BERRY
Jayber Crow is another story of the community of Port William and the lives of its citizens. Jayber is an orphan, returned to the town. his status as barber and bachelor place him simultaneously at its center and on its margins. A born observer, he hears much, watches carefully, and spends 50 years learning its citizens by heart. As the 20th century moves inexorably forward, swallowing rural towns, Port William turns in upon itself. Integrity is key to the stories and lives of its inhabitants and to Jayber's love of Mattie Keith.

Counterpoint 2000 363 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

The Memory Of Old Jack

BY WENDELL BERRY
First published in 1974 - ninety two year old Jack, living in a hotel in Port William, Kansas in the early 1950's reflects back constantly on his life and the deep relationship with his farm and his land as well as his fierier youth, his courtship of his wife and their barren marriage.

Counterpoint 1999 176 PP. Paper

$14.95 (out of stock but can be backordered)