A USA TODAY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR ( ) "Little and Often is a
beautiful memoir of grief, love, the shattered bond between a
father and son, and the resurrection of a broken heart. Trent
Preszler tells his story with the same level of art and
craftsmanship that he brings to his boat making, and he reminds us
of creativity's power to transform and heal our lives. This is a
powerful and deeply moving book. I won't soon forget it."
-Elizabeth Gilbert Trent Preszler thought he was living the life he
always wanted, with a job at a winery and a seaside Long Island
home, when he was called back to the life he left behind. After
years of estrangement, his cancer-stricken father had invited him
to South Dakota for Thanksgiving. It would be the last time he saw
his father alive. Preszler's only inheritance was a beat-up wooden
toolbox that had belonged to his father, who was a cattle rancher,
rodeo champion, and Vietnam War Bronze Star Medal recipient. This
family heirloom befuddled Preszler. He did not work with his
hands-but maybe that was the point. In his grief, he wondered if
there was still a way to understand his father, and with that came
an epiphany: he would make something with his inheritance. Having
no experience or training in woodcraft, driven only by blind will,
he decided to build a wooden canoe, and he would aim to paddle it
on the first anniversary of his father's death. While Preszler
taught himself how to use his father's tools, he confronted
unexpected revelations about his father's secret history and his
own struggle for self-respect. The grueling challenges of
boatbuilding tested his limits, but the canoe became his sole
consolation. Gradually, Preszler learned what working with his
hands offered: a different per spective on life, and the means to
change it. Little and Often is an unflinching account of
bereavement and a stirring reflection on the complexities of
inheritance. Between his past and his present, and between
America's heartland and its coasts, Preszler shows how one can
achieve reconciliation through the healing power of creativity.
"Insightful, lyrical...Little and Often proves to be a rich tale of
self-discovery and reconciliation. Resonating with Robert Pirsig's
classic Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, it is a profound
father-and-son odyssey that discovers the importance of the beauty
of imperfection and small triumphs that make extraordinary happen."
-USA Today ( )
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