Ask now the beasts

"Rudner has some astonishing tales to tell." --Kirkus Reviews Ruth Rudner, author of the acclaimed A Chorus of Buffalo, offers an astonishing and beautiful meditation on how we relate to animals: sometimes loving, sometimes misguided, often exploitive, often with genuine concern. At the heart of these interactions is but one desire: a longing for connection. As Rudner says, "There is a wish to be involved in an animal's life, to identify with it, to somehow be seen by the animal or as the animal. To be loyal as an old dog, fast as a thoroughbred, agile as a cat." Capturing…