Kessler, a Saab-driving ex-Manhattanite, decided one day to buy a pair of Nubian goats with his wife. Goat Song chronicles Kessler's journey into the world of goat farming and cheese making, using his novelist's skills to evoke a rich and detailed world with humor, drama, and extraordinary depth. It will make those of us who do not live in a rural setting yearn for the opportunity Kessler had.