The Adventures of Portly the Otter: Untold Tales from the Wind in the Willows by M.G. Leonard crossword a contemplative story about one

a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son

as well as the PEN Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize

he is astonished to find water in the long-dry well behind her house

PenguinISBN: 9780141983202Extent: 496 pages

The Adventures of Portly the Otter: Untold Tales from the Wind in the Willows by M.G. Leonard crossword a contemplative story about oneBelieve me, my young friend, there is NOTHING absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats" There is a time in a young otters life when they must be introduced to their river. For Portly, today was that day Told across four seasons in one year, little Portly has the greatest of adventures. Amongth other fur raising encounters, the youngest of Mrs Otters pups learns to swim, battles a large trout, rescues a human girl,