Northern Borders 2013 Northern Borders tells the story of ten year old Austen Kittredge who is sent by his father to live on his grandparents Vermont farm, where he experiences wild adventures and uncovers long festering family secrets Its 1956 and Austen experiences the farm as a place full of eccentric people, especially his stubborn grandparents whose thorny marriage is known as the Forty Years War Initially feeling stuck in this fractured household, young Austen plans a quick exit but ends up stranded with no choice but to navigate and endure A humorous and sometimes startling coming of age story, Northern Borders evokes Vermonts wildness, its sublime beauty, a haunted past, and an aura of enchantment