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My Small Country Living

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I found this book in a tiny bookshop in San Francisco and bought it as a present for my husband. On the flight home I opened it and was immediately enthralled. After I finished it I ran out and bought the 2 sequels. If you love animals or dream of a "simple" country life, you'll adore her books. Full of humor and wry observation of human and animal foibles, Jeanine McMullen's books celebrate our deep emotional bonds with animals. If you've ever wistfully dreamed of raising goats on a craggy mountain farm or of riding your magnficent horse through a misty Welsh valley, you must read these books. They'll make you both laugh and cry, and wishing for more...

My Small Country Living is a charming account of how the author, Jeannine McMullen, falls in love with a run-down property in Wales, and the education provided by a series of quirky animals and unique humans. The title refers to scanty income as well as the size of an enterprise which provides material galore for amusing BBC radio broadcasts aimed at those who romanticize life in the country. It can be enjoyed by all ages, animal lover or not. It makes an ideal audio book, deserving of re-issue.