Book about young woman raising meat rabbits in the woods?

[Betho]

OK this is off the cuff but I think you folks of everyone would know this.

I remember reading a book in my younger years, could have been more of a young adult fiction, but it was a story about a young woman who inherited some small piece of land from her hermit uncle when he died and she went to live there. He had raised rabbits up at his land and so she fixed up the cages and stuff and started raising rabbits again. I don't remember much about the story aside from it was pretty descriptive for being a young person's book (or not?) and I remember she was REALLY REALLY poor when she got up there and had to eat bread & peanut butter until she got some meat from her bunnies.

I really liked that book and was wishing I knew what it was called... does this ring a bell with anyone?

[unregistered29228]

I'd be interested in reading this one if someone knows the name of it.

[robinthegeek]

I remember reading the same book!

I don't recall the name of it either, though I would like to read it again if you find out. I will do some searching on it too, and let you know.

[robinthegeek]

It's called The Solitary by Lynn Hall!

Here's a link to a review:
http://clcd.odyssi.com/cgi-bin/sirsi...sbn+0684187248

[Betho]

OMG I knew HT would not let me down... thank you Robin!

[Freeholder]

Thanks from me, too -- I was just thinking about this book recently!

Kathleen

[Betho]

Well it's interesting because when I was younger if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up my answer was always "I want to be a hermit in the mountains."

My mom & I were talking about it somewhat recently and she was asking me what book it was I had read about that made me want to do that. What she was talking about was My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George (I read that book so much it fell apart), but it made me remember this Solitary book because it was also very formative in making me want the more "hermit-y" lifestyle.

It's now on my list, I'll be ordering it tomorrow after I get my monthly "allowance."

[aftermidnite]

I too read My Side of The Mountain until it fell apart in my teens ..and then read it again when my daughter was about 10 ..we read it together in the evenings ..it helped her with her reading and provided us with together time and alot of "we could do that this way " and other "inventive " discussions..
She has mentioned that time and that book often thru the years as some of the best that she remembers while we lived "out in the boonies" ...

I think I will see if it is still available at our local library has it ...

[Maggie]

The 2 books listed sound like great reading. I'll have to check into them also .

[Maura]

I remember "My Side of the Mountain", I believe it won awards, was considered THE book to read. I remember thinking that my parents wouldn't allow any of us to go live by ourselves in the woods. But, oh, how I wanted to.

[cc-rider]

Have you ever read any of the Gene Stratton Porter books? Oh my! Those books changed my life, too. Especially when you realize that Gene is a woman and she is SO intelligent and capable. They are written as fiction, but they contain a wealth of information. I particularly liked "The Harvester". Talks about ginseng.