Regular marked price: $12.95Discount Price: $10.36
Cost Savings: $2.59 (20%)Price fluctuation possible.
How soon does it ship: Normal ship time within one day
Shipping? Absolutely FREE if you qualify for Super Saver Shipping.
Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780767927055
ISBN number: 0767927052
Label: Flying Dolphin Press
Manufacturer: Flying Dolphin Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: June 03, 2008
Publishing house: Flying Dolphin Press
Release Date: June 03, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 7542
Studio: Flying Dolphin Press
Other books you might be interested in perusing:
Editor's Notes and Comments:
Product Description:
A witty philosophical murder mystery with a charming twist: the crack detectives are sheep determined to discover who killed their beloved shepherd.
On a hillside near the cozy Irish village of Glennkill, the members of the flock gather around their shepherd, George, whose body lies pinned to the ground with a spade. George has cared for the sheep, reading them a plethora of books every night. The daily exposure to literature has made them far savvier about the workings of the human mind than your average sheep. Led by Miss Maple, the smartest sheep in Glennkill (and possibly the world), they set out to find George’s killer.
The A-team of investigators includes Othello, the “bad-boy” grey ram; Mopple the Whale, a merino who eats a lot and remembers everything; and Zora, a pensive black-faced ewe with a weakness for abysses. Joined by other members of the richly talented flock, they engage in nightlong discussions about the crime and wild metaphysical speculations, and they embark on reconnaissance missions into the village, where they encounter some likely suspects. There’s Ham, the terrifying butcher; Rebecca, a village newcomer with a secret and a scheme; Gabriel, the shady shepherd of a very odd flock; and Father Will, a sinister priest. Along the way, the sheep confront their own all-too-human struggles with guilt, misdeeds, and unrequited love.
Three Bags Full is already an international hit. “It’s rather as if Agatha Christie had re-written The Wind in the Willows, and I ended by loving it, ”Jane Jakeman wrote in The Independent. Funny, fresh, and endearing, it introduces a wonderful breed of detectives to American readers.
User popularity level:
Rated by buyers 
-
Not many books I read merit being thrown away after reading. I just finished reading this one, and into the dust bin it goes. The best thing about the book is the cute cover jacket--it certainly sucked me in!
Rated by buyers 
-
Three Bags Full, written by Leonie Swann, is a story about the smartest, most resourceful sheep you will ever encounter. The flock wakes up one morning to find their shepherd, George Glenn, murdered in their field. Driven by loyalty to George and natural curiosity, they decide to find out "what kind of human" did this, and so bring about justice. The flock follows the case out of their pasture and into the town, and all the while must contend with frightening changes that take place in their sheltered life, such as a new shepherd, and the horrible wolf's ghost that comes to haunt them. They are lead by Miss Maple, who might be the smartest sheep in the world, and a handful of others with various special talents, such as Mopple the Whale (who remembers everything), and the mysterious, worldly Othello. While on the case, the flock encounters places and situations they never dreamed of back in their lush purple pasture. Although they want nothing more than plenty of fodder and someone to read to them, they take on the scary, complex human world and simplify it into sense.
I enjoyed this book very much, and highly recommend it to everyone- almost any age group can appreciate it. It is quite entertaining to hear our human relationships and quirks described from a sheep's point of view.
Rated by buyers -
Absolutely wonderful even if you do not have sheep but especially fun if you do.
Rated by buyers -
This book is delightful ! Imaginative idea to create
a novel from sheep point of view. Recommend for anyone
in the mood for something different.
Rated by buyers -
When shepherd George Glenn is found in his field with a spade driven through his body, the sheep he leaves behind take it upon themselves to solve the murder. The victim's habit of reading to his flock has rendered the animals unusually intelligent, and each sheep contributes his or her own talent as they observe the villagers of Glennkill in hopes of uncovering the mystery. The best detectives in the flock appear to be the brilliant Miss Maple, smart enough to avoid the trivial "Smartest Sheep in Glennkill" contest, the bold grey ram Othello, and the all-remembering (and all-eating) Mopple the Whale. As the sheep piece together clues and debate motives, they find that there's no shortage of suspects: "Bible-thumping Beth" paid George frequent visits, George's wife Kate was unhappy, the neighboring shepherd Gabriel has a strange flock of non-fleecy sheep, and the flock's favorite human to place under suspicion, Ham the Butcher, always smells of "screams, pain, and blood."
The novel can be cute and gentle but also darkly humorous, and even though the author has fun with the genre, there are serious elements to the story. Swann strikes a balance between making her furry protagonists intelligent and human enough to have emotional depth while still allowing them to maintain a sheep-y, childlike view of the world. A ram has a point after all, when he notes that death caused by blood-inducing injuries is "All perfectly natural," and no sheep is above ogling aromatic vegetables. While the novel is primarily a mystery, these particular sheep are also rather philosophical and will, for instance, pass their time pondering the "cloud sheep" in the sky, wondering what one does to become a "cloud sheep." Othello in particular is a very introspective ram, having lived through the horrors of a circus and the exoticism of residing in a zoo. The sheep's personalities are treated with as much care as those of any human characters, and the fate of the shepherd-less flock becomes as central to the story as the identity of the murderer.
The novel is not a fast-paced mystery, but taking time to graze among the sheep as they wax philosophic about the advantages and downfalls of being part of a flock, whether it's comprised of sheep or humans, is just as rewarding as their moments of amateur sleuthing.
Find other books like this one:
