The Woefield Poultry Collective
by Susan Juby
Wow! Finally a book that I can say, "What a great book," and that I would recommend that people read. It was funny (yes, laugh out loud), clever, and included lots of interesting and disparate topics as part of the plot, ranging from chickens (I loved my chickens!), music (well, bluegrass), The Rapture, and New York life, to fluorescent lightbulbs, specialty radishes and portable fencing methods.
The story starts with the main character, Prudence, a young woman living in New York, longing to be a new age back-to-the-land farmer, who inherits a rundown farm on Vancouver Island. Off she goes and ends up on the farm, which comes with a very elderly "farmhand," one sheep, and a house with many different kinds of linoleum.
Prudence soon acquires an alcoholic metalhead blogger as a boarder, and a young chicken lover who arrives with her fancy chickens. The book speaks in short, alternating sections through the voices of the four main characters. The author does such a great job giving authentic an authentic voice to each of the characters.
Sounds silly, and it was, but it was a great read. Good pacing, easy to read, funny, silly, nice writing, and all the characters are better by the end, despite their many foibles and problems. Yes, it's a feel good book too.
There are laughs, and even a few tears to be shed at the end if you cry easily.
Bonus: B.C. author!
http://news.nationalpost.com/afterword/book-review-the-woefield-poultry-collective-by-susan-juby
Hmm, looks like the title might have changed, according to Goodreads:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8753451-home-to-woefield
Rating: 5/5
Recommendation: YES! Enjoy!
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