Where the Deer and the Antelope Play

by Rick Donahoe

This title was previously available on NetGalley and is now archived.

Buy on BN.com Buy on Bookshop.org

*This page contains affiliate links, so we may earn a small commission when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

Pub Date Jan 20 2026 | Archive Date Feb 18 2026

Atmosphere Press

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

Talking about this book? Use #WheretheDeerandtheAntelopePlay #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!

Description

Echoes of Edward Abbey and Jim Harrison ring loud in this spicy, fast-paced winner of the 9th Annual Jack Kerouac Literary Competition.

Set in the serene beauty of the inter-mountain Northwest, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play tells the story of a middle-aged establishment-type from the East who, given one year to live, heads to the western wilderness to die on his own terms. Instead, he falls in with an old rancher and falls in love to find himself one hundred feet up in a towering old-growth Douglas fir.

Echoes of Edward Abbey and Jim Harrison ring loud in this spicy, fast-paced winner of the 9th Annual Jack Kerouac Literary Competition.

Set in the serene beauty of the inter-mountain Northwest, Where...

Read More Read More

A Note From the Publisher

A farrier for many years, Rick lived in a century-old log cabin in the Colorado foothills before moving to an irrigated farmstead on the Central Oregon high desert, where he spent the next three decades shoeing horses and raising his family along with cattle and commercial peppermint.

A farrier for many years, Rick lived in a century-old log cabin in the Colorado foothills before moving to an irrigated farmstead on the Central Oregon high desert, where he spent the next three...

Read More Read More

Advance Praise

"This pithy meditation upon the beauty of our rapidly vanishing natural world transforms itself from a gorgeous love story into a pulse pounding thriller." -Vick Mickunas, The Dayton Daily News

"Where the Deer and the Antelope Play is a heartwarming slice-of-life tale with a poignant message about environmental and wildlife conservation. This is a character-driven drama that highlights the importance of hope and resilience when the future seems bleak." -- Readers' Favorite

"This pithy meditation upon the beauty of our rapidly vanishing natural world transforms itself from a gorgeous love story into a pulse pounding thriller." -Vick Mickunas, The Dayton Daily News

"Where...

Read More Read More