Bandel Books Online

Chapter 1: A childhood of fields and quiet on a rural Minnesota farm in the late 1950s, a young child moves through small, transformative moments before the wider world begins to call – wandering creeks, shared harvest days, quiet dreams, and the steady presence of land and family. Told through subtle, lived scenes, this opening chapter gathers the early rhythms of a life shaped by fields, solitude, and quiet discovery.