A quiet and compelling book about a shepherd in Vermont. That’s the simple premise but Whybrow brings the reader so much more. It’s also about living close with the land, with animals, with the seasons. It’s about grief and change. I absolutely loved it.
The Salt Stones by Helen Whybrow, (List Price: $26, Milkweed Editions, 9781571311627, June 2025)
Reviewed by Holly Wunsch, The Country Bookshop in Southern Pines, North Carolina