Jim Harrison is nothing if not prolific, no doubt owing to his Scandinavian heritage. So here comes his new collection of novellas, The Farmer's Daughter. A form little practice, the novella is essentially a mini novel, and Harrison's tend to run to a hundred pages, give or take. And the collection brings back old favorite Brown Dog, as well as introducing new settings and new characters.
In the opening selections, Harrison once again adopts the point of view of a woman, this time a comely young woman whose body belies her small town upbringing. Her blossoming outline and burgeoning awareness of the world outside her cramped family is appropriately tense while also providing the typical measure of Harrison optimism.
Set for release just after the first of the year, this collection finds Harrison covering familiar ground, though in ways that will further endear him to his loyal readers, if not winning him new book buyers.
