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Product Description

A laugh-out-loud memoir about a city slicker who discovers that Manolos and manure just don’t mix.

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.


About the Author

Susan McCorkindale, a former marketing director at Family Circle, is now a freelance advertising copywriter in the wilds of Virginia. But she still loves the New York Giants, Bruce Springsteen, and the Jersey Shore. This is her first book.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: NAL Trade (October 7, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0451224930
  • ISBN-13: 978-0451224934
  • Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #271,935 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Every multi-tasking woman should take a break and read this book!, October 19, 2008
By Trisha Clark (Long Island, NY, USA) - See all my reviews
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The city mouse moves to the country in this REALLY, REALLY funny book. Susan put her hyper-personality in the pages with her signature tangents that are even funnier as footnotes, lists, indices and much more that pop up throughout for a truly enjoyable read. The best part (and the most important part, I think) of the book is its ability to speak to you personally, whatever hat you are wearing at the moment - working mom, stay-at-home-mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend - about topics that really hit home, from coffee, cleaning and exercising to bathing suits, families and juggling life. She gets to the point, makes you cry but leaves you laughing, all while helping you realize that it's just life and it's funny, so maybe we shouldn't take ourselves so seriously-- at least not all the time. Confessions of a Counterfeit Farmgirl is an amazing first book by a creative, talented author. Buy it and read it!
And then tell all your chick friends!
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars And fun entertaining book, if you skip the footnotes, January 11, 2009
It's a cute story with a good message: high-powered marketing director for a big-time magazine gives up life in the big city to go live in the country with her husband and two sons, realizing that there really is more to life than designer clothes and shoes. The fact that it's true makes it nicer. The author has a witty style of writing that is enjoyable, even if it is a little on the dramatic side. My only real complaint is that she has--for some reason I cannot fathom--decided to use footnotes, of all things, in her writing. (Did she take those college writing classes that literally?) It may have been a gamble on her part, giving the reader witty little anecdotes to refer to, but the result, for me, was that I felt like reading the book was work, and, after awhile, I just didn't want to do it anymore. I was then left with the option of skipping the footnotes, (which bothered me because what was I missing?) or giving up on the book entirely. My final word: it's a fun read - sans footnotes - and the message is a good one.

Reviewed by: Kimberly Shults
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars I tried to like it..., September 24, 2009
I tried hard to like this book.. I really did. The concept is good. But the author comes across as condescending and petty. The beauty shops ( gasp!!) do not know how to straighten her hair properly. The bank lacks the technology she is used to. Her furniture does not come as promised- the contractors they hire are incompetent. ON and on. And her " witty" responses to all these 'hicks' comes across as condescending. Few of her anecdotes could not have occurred in the "big city' as well ( the wrong size fridge ordered?! Never would have happened in New York....)
I really had the urge to tell the author to just get a life-
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1.0 out of 5 stars Could not stand her voice
I wanted to like this book--I thought I would like this book. Unfortunately, Susan McCorkindale is entirely out of touch with the average reader/person. Read more
Published 18 days ago by K.A.T.

5.0 out of 5 stars Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl
I enjoyed this book especially since I was raised on a farm. I remember all the city kids when they came to the farm and they often had some of the same experiences she did. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bonnie B. Edgell

1.0 out of 5 stars For Sitting in the Doctor's Office, otherwise skip it
I too, was looking for a light read. If this is "chick lit", maybe now I know why the guys sneer at the concept. Read more
Published 2 months ago by P. W. Dana

4.0 out of 5 stars I confess! I loved Confessions of a Counterfit Farm Girl
I picked up Susan McCorkindale's humorous memoir on a whim, largely because the blurb on the back cover mentioned something about living miles away from any Starbucks. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Melissa A. Bartell

2.0 out of 5 stars Why Footnotes?
I started reading this book last night and was thrown by the footnotes. Thinking it was just me being tired I left it for this am. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Barbara Kennedy

1.0 out of 5 stars There was no option for zero stars
I felt compelled to come on here and write a review. I just hated this book. I don't think I can even express how much I just plain hated it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by AvidReader

4.0 out of 5 stars Just laugh out loud
If you're looking for meaning in this book you just don't get it. It's funny. It's over-the-top. There is no lesson, no deeper meaning, no real self discovery. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Avid Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Good momoir, great beach read
I love memoirs, chick-lit and social commentary, and this book has all three. This enjoyable memoir is about a big time Manhattan magazine marketing director who decided to pack... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jessica H. Slovak

5.0 out of 5 stars Super Funny & Insightful
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5.0 out of 5 stars This could be me :)
I found this book completely by chance when I was wandering through a bookstore. As soon as I saw the title, I immediately thought, "That could be me! Read more
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