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To Leave with the Reindeer

- Olivia Rosenthal

( Paperback )

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Our June Women In Translation Book Club pick is To Leave with the Reindeer, by Olivia Rosenthal and translated from the French by Sophie Lewis.

To Leave with the Reindeer is the account of a woman who has been trained for a life she cannot live. She readies herself for freedom, and questions its limits, by exploring how humans relate to animals. Rosenthal weaves an intricate pattern, combining the central narrative with many other voices - vets, farmers, breeders, trainers, a butcher - to produce a polyphonic composition full of fascinating and disconcerting insights.

Wise, precise, generous, To Leave with the Reindeer takes a clear-eyed look at the dilemmas of domestication, both human and animal, and the price we might pay to break free. It’s also by one of our favourite publishers, & Other Stories!

The bookclub will meet on Zoom on Monday 15th of June, if you want to join in please book HERE.