Review: It's a simple story of love and life - beautifully told
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2014
Those of us who have experienced losing an important person or pet will love reading this story. It somehow brings closure to wondering what we could have done or should have done, when in fact sometimes there isn't anything we can do.First Sherry Molteni introduces us to Half Calf, her black Angus heifer. Sherry's descriptions are warm and relate the cow's special qualities as if they were a human's."... When she [Half Calf] was of breeding age, the neighbor's bull broke down the fence that separated the adjoining farm and introduced himself to Half Calf. Patching the fence and moving the cows could not keep the neighbor's bull away. Ultimately, after many interludes and repaired fence lines, the owner relocated the bull elsewhere..."Indeed, Half Calf becomes pregnant but it is not an obvious pregnancy. And, so it happens that Half Calf starts to deliver her baby alone, during a freezing night (in Florida). For hours there is nobody to help. Sherry's favorite cow never overcomes that exhaustion.It is a simple story of love, life, and death. Most recently I went through the same when my beloved cat Dixie developed a kidney problem. But, even though all of us know and have experienced this story, Sherry's words touch us. She is a gifted writer, who is extremely talented in describing the simple pleasures and big feelings.Gisela Hausmann, author and blogger