Loosening the Reins: Stories of a Father and His Son

Moore has written a series of stories--letters, really, since they are addressed to his young son--about life on their Montana ranch. The stories are reminiscenses of his son's experience with a runaway horse, prairie fires, blizzards and cold, the death of a pet lamb, and especially drought. Moore aims to make clear his regard and affection for nature, especially for the land. The reader will certainly learn about life on a Montana cattle ranch. As a believing and practicing Christian, Moore also aims to inspire. He draws explicit religious lessons from the stories. This engaging, inspirational, and easily read account offers a different kind of Christian inspirational reading. Recommended for large religion collections.- John Moryl, Yeshiva Univ. Lib., New YorkCopyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.