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The Woefield Poultry Collective (2011)

by Susan Juby

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"Prudence Burns, a well-intentioned New Yorker full of back-to-the-land ideals, just inherited Woefield Farm--thirty acres of scrubland, dilapidated buildings, and one half-sheared sheep. But the bank is about to foreclose, so Prudence must turn things around fast!"--p. [4] of cover.
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  BooksInMirror | Feb 19, 2024 |
So much humor. The 4 POVs were interesting. Mishaps with livestock will always make me laugh until I cry. ( )
1 vote amandanan | Jun 6, 2020 |
This book is hilarious, and wonderful, and I learned lots about raising chicken. And sheep. And alcoholism.

I wish there were more than 5 stars to give this. ( )
  annhepburn | Mar 4, 2018 |
Accd to a review, the sequel looks even cuter.
  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Jun 5, 2016 |
Cute story told from the POV's of 4 quirky charcters. A 20 something New Yorker inherits a run down farm in Canada from an uncle she has never met. She decides to relocate and change the direction of her life. Farm comes complete with useless land, a grumpy tenant, depressed half-sheared sheep and soon acquires a neighbor that is a 30- something yr old cyberblogging alcoholic shut-in and a very serious 11 yr old girl with a passion for chickens. ( )
  micahmom2002 | Jan 25, 2016 |
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Susan Juby's first adult novel makes you want more....
It's tough not to call The Woefield Poultry Collective "heartwarming. " It's that rare book that makes you feel good after reading it, without it ever being "good for you." So, yes -it's heartwarming. And yes, it's quirky. And, to be honest, I never could resist a book with a chicken on the cover. My only complaint might be that I wanted to hang out with these characters a little longer...
Susan Juby certainly gives us many reasons to keep breathing, not least the hope that another of her novels will quickly make it to a bookstore near us
 
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I don't know about you, but for me there came that moment during every visit to the farmers' market when I wanted more.
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Published as The Woefield Poetry Collective in Canada and Home to Woefield in the US
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"Prudence Burns, a well-intentioned New Yorker full of back-to-the-land ideals, just inherited Woefield Farm--thirty acres of scrubland, dilapidated buildings, and one half-sheared sheep. But the bank is about to foreclose, so Prudence must turn things around fast!"--p. [4] of cover.

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Woefield Farm is a sprawling thirty acres of scrub land, complete with dilapidated buildings and one halfsheared, lonely sheep named Bertie. It’s “run”—in the loosest possible sense of the word—by Prudence Burns, an energetic, well-intentioned twenty-something New Yorker full of backto- the-land ideals, but without an iota of related skills or experience. Prudence, who inherited the farm from her uncle, soon discovers that the bank is about to foreclose on Woefield Farm, which means that Prudence has to turn things around, fast. But fear not! She’ll be assisted by Earl, a spry seventy-something, banjo-playing foreman with a distrust of newfangled ideas and a substantial family secret; Seth, the alcoholic, celebrityblogging boy-next-door, who hasn’t left the house since a scandal with his high-school drama teacher; and Sara Spratt, a highly organized eleven-year-old looking for a home for her prizewinning chickens, including one particularly randy fellow soon to be christened Alec Baldwin.
Full of offbeat charm and characters you won’t soon forget, The Woefield Poultry Collective is a heartwarming novel about learning how to take on a challenge, facing your fears, and finding friendship in the most unlikely of places. With alternating narratives, Susan Juby shows how a team of misfits can find acceptance and success, even with—and sometimes in spite of—their highly unorthodox approach.

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