No More Fences is very much like real life—the family farm is disappearing, the kids move away, the fences are rolled up, and the livestock sold. A few critters remain; most don’t require fences, like Sebastian, the little horse who thinks he’s a dog. Then there are the whistling rats—they’re so darn cute—unlike the hordes of mice that come down in a ‘mouse storm’! The old hip-roof barn can tell many tales, like how it’s nearly impossible to get a cow down from the hayloft. The coulee seems like a great place to hold a wedding; Mother Nature though, has a way of ruining things with vultures and flying table cloths, just to name a few ill-winds.
Lori Feldberg’s fictitious character, Lottie, is a bit like a female version of Dan Needles’ well known character, Walt Wingfield . . . Her love, pragmatism, resiliency, and the ability to take what looks like a sow’s ear and turn it into some kind of a silk purse will endear her to readers.
—Diane Charles, former 4-H leader, registered Social Worker, 3rd generation to raise her children on the family farm
Lori Feldberg is a consummate story teller, relating true events with humor and flair. She draws on her rural experiences from her Canadian home, as well as from farming encounters abroad.
—Nandi Pierce-Wright B.Education and in Music, formerly of Alberta, now living in Australia
