"Engaging and often uproariously funny. . . . For animal buffs, this one is not to be missed." —Kirkus Reviews
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"McMullen here continues the enchanting saga of life on a Welsh farm begun in her first book My Small Country Living ," remarked PW. It's a hard life, but the author, seeing the humorous side of every situation, writes with "delicious wit" about endearing creatures she loves and cares for, and various people, helpful or otherwise, who drift in and out of her life. Illustrated.
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McMullen tells tales about her Welsh farm and its incredible assortment of goats, sheep, dogs, horses, and people. . . . For fans of Herriot, a new voice from the country. (Booklist )
Jeanine McMullen is a funny, gifted writer who portrays her life in the countryside with rare wit and charm. Those who love animals will love this book. She meets her many tribulations with animals and people with unquenchable courage and humour and she always makes me laugh. This is a happy and totally beguiling book. (James Herriot )
McMullen here continues the enchanting saga of life on a Welsh farm. . . . [She] writes with delicious wit about the endearing creatures she loves and cares for as she might children, and the various people, helpful or otherwise, who drift in and out of her life. (Publishers Weekly )
Jeanine McMullen is a funny, gifted writer who portrays her life in the countryside with rare wit and charm. Those who love animals will love this book. She meets her many tribulations with animals and people with unquenchable courage and humour and she always makes me laugh. This is a happy and totally beguiling book. (James Herriot )
McMullen here continues the enchanting saga of life on a Welsh farm. . . . [She] writes with delicious wit about the endearing creatures she loves and cares for as she might children, and the various people, helpful or otherwise, who drift in and out of her life. (Publishers Weekly )
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Fans of James Herriot will love her books!,
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This review is from: Wind in the Ash Tree (Paperback)
The marvelous sequel to "A Small Country Living", this book continues with the amusing and touching experiences of a BBC radio broadcaster's life on a tiny farm in the mountains of Wales. Her writing is wonderfully evocative, and her observations are most often funny or ironic. Think of "Under the Tuscan Sun" with looney livestock in place of the luscious food and lots more clouds and damp. Years later, Jeanine McMullen remains one of my all-time favorite writers. And if you love dogs, you'll especially enjoy her books--they're all keepers!!
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When the hustle and bustle of modern life has you totally frazzled reach for any of Jeanine McMullen's books and slow down. Her descriptions of life on a small farm in Wales are not only delightful but a real hoot. Who would have thought a horse named Doli could create such pandominium? And her little whippet, Merlin; you will never forget some of the stunts he pulls. The goat Little Nana (black-hearted rebel that she is) is also always causing one sort of trouble after another. I just wish Jeanine had written more than three books about her life in Wales.
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Far from the Maddenin Crowd,
By Elizabeth W. Crane (Paulsboro, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wind in the Ash Tree (Paperback)
When the hustle and bustle of modern life has you totally frazzled reach for any of Jeanine McMullen's books and slow down. Her descriptions of life on a small farm in Wales are not only delightful but a real hoot. Who would have thought a horse named Doli could create such pandominium? And her little whippet, Merlin; you will never forget some of the stunts he pulls. The goat Little Nana (rebel that she is) is also always causing one sort of trouble after another. I just wish Jeanine had written more than three books about her life in Wales.
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