- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Hearst; Revised edition (Mar 28 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1588162184
- ISBN-13: 978-1588162182
- Product Dimensions: 21.5 x 14.8 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,467,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Country Living welcomes back Steven Coffman's celebrated collection of essays about life on the farm. Hailed by Library Journal as “amusing, exuberant, and poignant,” it now includes three entirely new and thoroughly delightful articles to enjoy.
“Our first country spring was in mid-renaissance. Everywhere life was bourgeoning! First had come the early-returning flocks of robins and red-winged blackbirds…Then antediluvian opossums wobbling out of time-warp hibernation, groundhogs popping up on roadsides like chubby heralds…an explosion of baby bunnies.”
What happens when two hippies with virtually no knowledge of country life decide to set up house on a 129-acre farm in Upstate New York? That's what Steven Coffman and his wife Bobbie did in the late summer of 1972, and in Back to the Farm he tells the whole story of their grand undertaking with great humor, pathos, and wit. It's all about the many animals--pigs, ducks, cows, horses, cats, dogs, and other country creatures--who share their lives, as well as about learning the ways of the land, getting in tune with nature's cycles, and raising a family. Coffman, who will become a Country Living columnist this year, centers his pieces around the animals that make up his new rural world, capturing the stubborn recalcitrance of a pig, the pony that steps into the living room, and the magical migration of magnificent Monarch butterflies.
“…a lively, zany tale of country life…”--Bookwatch.
“Bemused, informative and breezy…will give a nudge to those who only dream of escaping the urban life.”--Publishers Weekly.
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tears of laughter and sadness, Dec 16 2007
By Sariah Pearson "sage prairie farm" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chicken Justice: And Other Unexpected Lessons in Country Living (Hardcover)
I just finished reading this book 5 minutes ago and had to get on the internet to see what else Steve Coffman has written! Unfortunately, he hasn't done any more books on country living that I can find. I'm disappointed because I didn't want this book to come to an end. I haven't enjoyed a book this much in years- and I read quite a bit.
Chicken Justice seems to be a collection of essays that Steve has written over the years and they tend to go in chronological order- though not always. The experiences he writes about vary- from finding and choosing their farm, and killing his first (and last!) chicken, to cluster fly invasions and psycho cardinals and cowbirds. Coffman has a wonderful way of telling a story and I laughed out loud during the chapter describing the death and funeral of Ugly Bill, their cat.-You have to read it and find out why that would be funny! I cried hearing about the end of their loyal dog Star, and sympathized with his mixed feelings about the butchering of their hog. This book was thoughtful, humorous and irreverent, all in one. If you enjoy living in or reading about life in the country, I think you'll find this book a great read!
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Cute, light read, Jun 21 2006
By thirty1flv - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Chicken Justice: And Other Unexpected Lessons in Country Living (Hardcover)
Not an amazing book but one that's enjoyable enough. It's full of short stories about life on the farm. Some really made me smile or laugh but some were obviously filler to make enough for a book. If you're interested in country living or want a book to pick up now and then this would be a good one for you.
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