Suzanne and Gertrude

"I write because there are things I can't sing.**xA0; There are ways of writing that can't be sung.**xA0; I write because I watch," says Jeb Loy Nichols, an internationally acclaimed musician and artist, about his literary art.**xA0; In this unforgettable novel, Suzanne has arranged her life to suit her solitariness, living quietly on her untended hill farm.**xA0; Her days are a word-shy negotiation, caught between indifference and uncertainty.**xA0; Into this world comes Gertrude, a wandering donkey.**xA0; Together they form an unlikely alliance; each protecting the solitude of the other. **xA0;Suzanne and Gertrude is a tale of intermittent griefs and wonderments. How do we live, not just with each other, but with memories, with impermanence, with the inevitable melancholy of being?**xA0; **xA0;Suzanne and Gertrude is a spare novel with a profound impact.