The Far Mountains is a story of loss, hope and homecoming. Funny, warm and wise, it is a book of great beauty. Suitable for all ages, particularly those who know the healing power of animals and love.
The novel can be read on two distinct levels. It’s surface tells a thoughtful, wistful, at times funny, all-ages tale of the adventures of anthropomorphised animals embarking on a journey of great risk.
But its undercurrent – its psychotherapy – is a meditation on, and an ode to, the belief that the most seemingly intractable grief and loss can be reached and transformed through the subtle and beautiful arts: creativity, music, connection, and hope.
Or, as the Beethoven quote on its cover proclaims—and which the book holds as an inspirational truth: “What I have in my heart and soul must find a way out. That’s the reason for music.”
The Far Mountains 