Ankle High and Knee Deep:
Women Reflect On Western Rural Life
Personal glimpses into the earthy, humorous, and poignant world of modern rural women
Colicky horses, trucks high-centered in pastures, late nights spent in barns birthing calves–the trials and tribulations of farm and ranch life are as central to its experience as amber waves of grain and Sunday dinners at the ranch house.
Ankle High and Knee Deep collects together essays about lessons learned by ranch women, cowgirls, and farmers about what they’ve learned while standing in or stepping out of “mud, manure, and other offal” in their day to day lives on the land. This collection of entertaining and inspirational voices offers unique perspectives on relationships, loss, love, marriage, and parenting and other universal issues.
These are contemporary accounts of women struggling to keep a lifestyle intact, recollections of childhoods spent in open spaces, and tales of overcoming obstacles–inspirational reading for city dwellers and country folk, alike.
- Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: TwoDot; 1 edition (June 3, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0762792116
- ISBN-13: 978-0762792115
- Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
Gail Jenner's collection of stories told by women who live in the country will rouse like memories for some readers. Others will enjoy reading about a lifestyle that is both familiar and strange. All will find the stories satisfying, sometimes inspirational, and always heartfelt. A good read.
It is a joy to read this eclectic collection of stories and essays by fifty-four country women from the west. But you don't have to be from the west or even from rural America to enjoy this anthology.
Ankle High, Knee Deep is organized into seven categories: Fortitude, Horse Sense, Community, Self-Reliance, Memory, Resilience and Lessons. Inspiring real life stories by these hard working, strong women pack each section, and overwhelm me with admiration and respect for them.
Ankle High and Knee Deep: Women Reflect on Western Rural Life is an engaging collection of essays written by ranch women, cowgirls, and farmers. The anthology, edited by Gail L. Jenner, offers a candid look at rural life, its tranquil beauty and its messiness. This anthology is about lessons learned, sometimes the hard way.
Entertaining and nostalgic, written by farm/ranch/country women....great read!
I bought the book for my wife and she loved it . I have been reading it and find it to be a great window into the lives of women in Agg.
