Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl: A Memoir Paperback - 2008
by Susan McCorkindale
A laugh-out-loud memoir about acity slicker who discovers thatManolos and manure just don't mix.
At her husband's prompting, suburban mom andNew York career woman Susan McCorkindale agreedto give up her stressful six-figure job. Together, theyheaded down south to a 500-acre beef farm, andnever looked back. Well, he didn't look back. Shedid. A lot.
From playing 'spot the religious billboard' onthe drive to rural Virginia, to adapting to a worldwithout Starbucks, to planning bright-orange hunter-resistantwardrobes for the kids ('We moved hereto get away from the madness of Manhattan onlyto risk getting popped on our own property'), thisis her hilarious account of how a city girl came tolove or at least tolerate country life.
Summary
At her husband?s prompting, suburban mom and New York career woman Susan McCorkindale agreed to give up her stressful six-figure job. Together, they headed down south to a 500-acre beef farm, and never looked back. Well, he didn?t look back. She did. A lot.
From playing ?spot the religious billboard? on the drive to rural Virginia, to adapting to a world without Starbucks, to planning bright-orange hunter-resistant wardrobes for the kids (?We moved here to get away from the madness of Manhattan only to risk getting popped on our own property?), this is her hilarious account of how a city girl came to love?or at least tolerate?country life.
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- Title Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl: A Memoir
- Author Susan McCorkindale
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, NY USA
- Date 2008-10-07
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780451224934 / 0451224930
- Weight 0.66 lbs (0.30 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.26 x 0.81 in (20.27 x 13.36 x 2.06 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects Virginia, New York (N.Y.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008016258
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/01/2008, Page 13
- Kirkus Reviews, 08/15/2008, Page 862
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