{"product_id":"the-salt-stones-seasons-of-a-shepherds-life-by-helen-whybrow","title":"The Salt Stones: Seasons of a Shepherd's Life by Helen Whybrow","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe National Bestseller, Now in Paperback!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eLONGLISTED\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eFOR\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eTHE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNATIONAL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eBOOK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eAWARD\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the Vermont Book Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatured on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eNPR\u003c\/span\u003e’s Fresh Air and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003ePBS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e“Best Book of the Year”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSet in Vermont’s Green Mountains, a profoundly moving meditation on the lessons and wisdom that come from raising a family, tending sheep, and living close to the land.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the heart of Vermont’s Green Mountains, Helen Whybrow and her partner set out to restore an old two-hundred-acre farm. Knowing that “belonging more than anything requires participation,” they begin to intertwine their lives with the land. But soon after releasing a flock of Icelandic sheep onto the worn-out fields, Whybrow realizes that the art of shepherding extends far beyond the flock and fences of Knoll Farm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn prose both vivid and lean,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Salt Stones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers an intimate and profoundly moving story of what it means to care for a flock and truly inhabit a piece of land. The shepherd’s life unfolds for Whybrow in the seasons and cycles of farming and family—birthing lambs, fending off coyotes, rescuing lost sheep in a storm, and raising children while witnessing her mother’s decline. Exploring the interdependence of animals, as well as of the earth and ourselves, Whybrow reflects on the ways sheep connect her to place and to the ancient practice of shepherding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvocative, affectionate, and illuminating,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Salt Stones\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esings of a way of life that is at once ancient and entirely contemporary, inspiring us all to seek greater intimacy and a sense of belonging wherever our home place may be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Revelatory… magical… Whybrow beautifully explores interconnectedness and disruption in nature.”—Maureen Corrigan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_sku__2948 field field--name-sku field--type-string field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e9781571311634\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_publish_date__2948 field field--name-field-book-publish-date field--type-datetime field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePublish Date\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\u003ctime datetime=\"2026-08-04T12:00:00Z\" class=\"datetime\"\u003e08\/04\/2026\u003c\/time\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_book_pages__2948 field field--name-field-book-pages field--type-integer field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003ePages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e304\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_dimensions__2948 field field--name-field-bug-dimensions field--type-physical-dimensions field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__label\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e8.5 × 5.5 × 0.75 in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product--variation-field--variation_field_bug_weight__2948 field field--name-field-bug-weight field--type-physical-measurement field--label-inline field__items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field__item\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHelen Whybrow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Man Apart: Bill Coperthwaite’s Radical Experiment in Living\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Reckoning: Great Adventure Writing from 1800–1900\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She is also the editor of many anthologies, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHearth: A Global Conversation on Community, Identity, and Place\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eComing to Land in a Troubled World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Her writing has appeared in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCagibi\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eHunger Mountain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEatingWell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrion\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She is a visiting professor at Middlebury College and has taught at the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers’ Conference. 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