“Dogs could die, and bears and deer and other people. That was acceptable, because it was remote. His father could not die. The earth might cave in under him in one vast sink-hole and he could accept it. But without Penny, there was no earth. Without him there was nothing.”
William Faulkner's 'The Yearling' is a poignant story of growth and survival. It follows the adventures of a young boy living in rural Florida during the 1930s. The narrative centers on his deep bond with a fawn he rescues and raises, as well as his struggle to navigate the harsh realities of his family's life during a time of economic hardship. more
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American author renowned for her works set in the Florida Everglades. Her novel 'The Yearling' earned her the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1939. Born on August 8, 1896, Rawlings passed away on December 14, 1953. more
“A memory is too powerful a weapon.”