New York: The Viking Press, (1981) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, "The mysteries of life are not easily understood by Plantagenet, the swiftest, the skinniest and certainly the most charming pig in all of thirteenth century France. . . A social character with the predictable yearning to belong, he cannot seem to choose between the free but frightening forest life of his cousin the boar, Grondin and his own limited but pleasant existence in the farmyard of the Maister's lovely daughter, Adele." Wraparound dustjacket art, illustrated endpapers and interior line drawings by Michael Foreman. 199 pp. ISBN: 0-670555010.