Home to Woefield: A Novel | 
pickDelightful, charming, funny, and poignant. A group of misfits form a found family on a farm on Vancouver Island. An eternally optimistic 20-something with back to the land ideals but not much actual knowledge. A grumpy septuagenarian farm hand who turns out to have a family secret. An early 20s kid recovering from a humiliating incident at school and struggling with alcoholism. A quirky, bossy 11-year-old with show chickens and negligent parents.
So this quirky 11-year-old in this book raises fancy breeds of chickens, one of which are "frizzles." I had never heard of them, so I googled. May I recommend googling frizzle chickens because they are hilarious and adorable. Their feathers curl outward from the body instead of lying flat. Here is a baby one.
so-soJust came back from book club discussing this month‘s pick. I wouldn‘t have on my own picked this up but I found it a quick, lighthearted read. My only major gripe was that I found Prudence a bit TOO idealistic.
Prudence leaves NYC for Woefield a farm she inherited hoping for the #greengreengrassofhome but finds 30 acres of scrub land, a banjo playing manager, an agoraphobic neighbor, and 11yr old looking for a home for her prize chicken. Delightfully funny feel good novel. Highly recommend 5⭐
#wanderingjune @Cinfhen @BarbaraBB
Next up for my IRL book club.
That “charming” blurb had me a little hesitant about this read but (so far) there‘s been enough gross humour, swearing, and cranky characters to keep me thoroughly entertained. 😆
pickReally enjoyed the book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Heard about the book through @ReadingEnvy and I‘m glad I picked up the book. Second book (and possibly the last) read for this edition of #deweysreadathon #24hourreadathon #readathon
pickI first learned about the Woefield novels from @CaseyTheCanadianLesbrarian when she talked about the sequel on episode 110 of the Reading Envy Podcast. This is set on Vancouver Island (Canada) and features a memorable set of characters trying to sort out life on a run-down farm, and is part of my Alaska/Canada reading goal for 2018.
A particularly fitting #bookanddinner tonight: veggie hash, local eggs, and the Woefield Poultry Collective.
A little #flashbackfriday quote. I read this one for the 2015 Popsugar Reading Challenge's "book based entirely on it's cover". It caught my eye while I was browsing at the library. It was a good read.
