About a father and son a mother and sister love hard work wine boats and a dog I may have grown misty at one point” —Nick Offerman actor comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Paddle Your Own CanoeA moving beautifully written memoir of grief and love understanding and forgiveness and the curative power of creativity detailing how the author coped with the death of his estranged father by building a wooden boat with the tools he had inheritedTrent Preszler thought he was living his best life in a seaside Long Island home and working as the CEO of a winery After fourteen years of silence his estranged father called to say his cancer had worsened and he made an unusual reuest would he return to South Dakota for Thanksgiving Though Trent was uncertain he went It would be the last time he saw his father alive In the months that followed Trent tried not to let his father’s death af
little pdf often kindle Little and mobile Little and Often PDFEPUBAbout a father and son a mother and sister love hard work wine boats and a dog I may have grown misty at one point” —Nick Offerman actor comedian and New York Times bestselling author of Paddle Your Own CanoeA moving beautifully written memoir of grief and love understanding and forgiveness and the curative power of creativity detailing how the author coped with the death of his estranged father by building a wooden boat with the tools he had inheritedTrent Preszler thought he was living his best life in a seaside Long Island home and working as the CEO of a winery After fourteen years of silence his estranged father called to say his cancer had worsened and he made an unusual reuest would he return to South Dakota for Thanksgiving Though Trent was uncertain he went It would be the last time he saw his father alive In the months that followed Trent tried not to let his father’s death af
Little and Often Kindle ☆ Little and eBook ¶ little pdf, often kindle, Little and mobile, Little and Often PDFEPUBLittle and often was the way I read Trent Preszler’s memoir of the same name an account of how after his father’s death Preszler built a canoe with his inheritance—his father’s tools Reading a few pages each night for a month I journeyed with Preszler into grief mitigated by the power of memory loss transformed by the mastery of craft and a relationship healed after death The beautifully worded narrative moves seamlessly through time weaving Preszler’s childhood on a ranch in the Dakotas with his adult life as a New York winemaker living on Long Island As he recounts his experiences during the course of building the canoe Preszler’s introspection reveals unexpected connections between these two radically different experiences shifting his perception of events and self and enriching his understanding of family relationships especially his relationship with his father A rich and satisfying read
Little and Often Kindle ☆ Little and eBook ¶ little pdf, often kindle, Little and mobile, Little and Often PDFEPUBI highly recommend this magnificent memoir Trent Preszler reconciles his estranged relationship with his father by building a wooden canoe with his father's tools a perplexing inheritance Moving back and forth in time Trent relates memories of his early life to moments spent working on the canoe In the hands of a lesser writer
Little and Often Kindle ☆ Little and eBook ¶ little pdf, often kindle, Little and mobile, Little and Often PDFEPUBA gorgeously written memoir of love family forgiveness It's ostensibly a book about building a canoe — but it's really about building a new life hewn from the best parts of the old The words here are spare and hauntingly beautiful a book that will stay in your soul Bring Kleeenex