Ostrich: (A Comic Novel) (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780874173512)

Nevada sheep rancher Sabine Eckleberry's life is in shambles. His wife has decamped to Arizona to run a dog-grooming business; his youngest daughter needs a husband; his irrepressible son VJ wants to turn the ranch into an ostrich-breeding operation; and the wild burros he has adopted to guard his sheep can't get along with their charges. Now his family and friends are about to descend on the ranch to celebrate Sabine's seventy-second birthday. The ranch is soon a chaos of budding and blighted romances, mistaken identities, rampaging poodles, runaway sheep, schemes of seduction and sudden wealth, and a newly hatched ostrich chick in search of love. Novelist Michael A. Thomas has created a cast of memorable human characters, a supporting cast of realistic animal personalities, and a colorful setting in Nevada's rangeland. His keen ear for dialogue and his perfect timing support a plot as complicated and satisfying as a Shakespearean comedy.

Author: Michael a. Thomas
ISBN-10: 0874173515
ISBN-13: 9780874173512
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2000
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.23h x 6.18w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 01/01/2000 pg. 916
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2000 pg. 916
Publishers Weekly 07/31/2000 pg. 68
Booklist 08/01/2000 pg. 2117