Andy Catlett Early Travels

by Berry, Wendell

• ISBN13: 9781593761363
• ISBN10: 1593761368
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-09
• Publisher: Counterpoint

Summary

"Andy Catlett is the latest installment in the long story of the Port William series, a story Wendell Berry has been telling now for fifty years. A shudder of excitement came over Andy Catlett as he stored his small bag alongside his bed and put himself to sleep. Tomorrow he would set out to visit two places he'd been to many times before, but this was an adventure and one he took very seriously. Nine years old, he was going on this trip by bus, and for the first time alone. Andy decided it was going to be a rite of passage, his first step into manhood. Sometimes a problem at home, at his grandparent's houses he was a good boy, and he looked forward to the little spoiling certain to come his way. He did not complain or resist when his father woke him the next morning early before all the others. During the Christmas of 1943, this young boy's experiences on his solitary voyage become pivot points of the entire epic of Port William. The old ways are in retreat, modern life is crowding everything in its path, and as Andy looks back many years later, he hears the stories again of his neighbors and friends. A beautiful short novel, this book is a perfect introduction into the whole world of Port William, and will be as well a rich new installment for those already familiar with this rich unfolding story."