Charles the Throwback

By Ted Owen

A genetic quirk, Charles is a calf that resembles an aurochs - the ancient ancestor of all modern-day cattle. Wanting only to live peacefully in the wild Colorado high country, Charles is fated to meet humans who have other plans, but he changes their lives as profoundly as they change his.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882897897
• ISBN13: 9781882897896
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Lost Coast Press
• Length: 169 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

An inspired and intuitively humorous tale of a genetically flawed calf and his mother

Charles The Throwback by Ted Own is an inspired and intuitively humorous tale of a genetically flawed calf and his mother as their escape from slaughter brings them far greater adventure then expected. Engaging readers with such a unique and catching storytelling style, Charles The Throwback introduces the reader to the thought process of a cow and the very same everyday tediums which humans and cows alike endure. Charles The Throwback is recommended to all general fiction readers, particularly those enjoy farming related stories.