Nop's Trials
A Novel
Published on 15. July 2014
329 pages
978-1-4976-1995-1 (ISBN)
Description
A novel about the bond between a farmer and his black-and-white border collie that James Herriot called "beautiful [and] as gripping as any thriller."
On Christmas Day, Virginia livestock farmer Lewis Burkholder and Nop, his black-and-white border collie, go out to feed the sheep. But the holiday is shattered when Nop fails to return home. Stolen by two hardened criminals who see in the young stock dog a $300 payday, Nop suffers abuse and brutality as he courageously adapts to his new life, which holds no shortage of surprises. At the same time, Lewis refuses to believe that his beloved dog is gone for good. His determination to be reunited with Nop-and Nop's own unswerving loyalty-reveals the depth and strength of the bond that can exist between humans and dogs.
On Christmas Day, Virginia livestock farmer Lewis Burkholder and Nop, his black-and-white border collie, go out to feed the sheep. But the holiday is shattered when Nop fails to return home. Stolen by two hardened criminals who see in the young stock dog a $300 payday, Nop suffers abuse and brutality as he courageously adapts to his new life, which holds no shortage of surprises. At the same time, Lewis refuses to believe that his beloved dog is gone for good. His determination to be reunited with Nop-and Nop's own unswerving loyalty-reveals the depth and strength of the bond that can exist between humans and dogs.
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Person
Donald McCaig is the award-winning author of
Nop's Trials;
Nop's Hope;
Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men;
Rhett Butler's People; and
Jacob's Ladder.He, his wife, Anne, and their border collies work a sheep farm in the mountains of western Virginia.
Content
- Cover Page
- Praise for the Writing of Donald McCaig
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Part 1
- One: A Dog's Work
- Two: All Dogs Are Formal. Some Dogs Are Mad.
- Three: Country Fears, Country Pleasures
- Four: For the Kennel Dog, the Nights Are Long
- Five: A Dog's Work Is His Love and His Pride
- Six: False Witness
- Part 2
- Seven: Nop Loses His Balance
- Eight
- Nine: A Love Knot
- Ten: Strays
- Eleven: The Village of Lost Dogs
- Twelve: When Dogs Run Free
- Thirteen: The Top Dogs
- A Note to the Reader
- Preview: Nop's Hope
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Copyright Page
