Dirty Chick : Adventures of an Unlikely Farmer (Hardcover)

from Helenoel

I received this from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program in exchange for a promised review. This memoir of an American family moving to rural New Zealand, and their adventures with small scale animal husbandry is well written and entertaining. The author revels in the gritty details of repro...

from journeygirl

I received this book through LT's Early Reviewer program. Years ago, I used to read a sailing blog by Antonia Murphy and found it delightful. Much to my disappointment, she stopped blogging after settling on a land life in New Zealand. When requesting this book through the ER program, I had no id...

from Jalayne

Dirty Chick had me laughing out loud at the craziness of taking on the unknown and going with the flow! I could totally relate to the story and understood Antonia's frustrations and victories! At times the descriptions were vulgar and a little disturbing but given the naivety of the writer's prev...

from ColieCakes

I really enjoyed reading this book. Received a copy through early reviewers. It was a very fast read, entertaining, heartfelt and funny. I loved reading about all of the little adventures that Murphy and family went through on their growing New Zealand farm. I don't think I've ever laughed out lo...

from skrouhan

I was actually surprised at just how much I enjoyed reading Dirty Chick by Antonia Murphy. I was concerned it would be a little too trying-to-be-funny with no actual humor, which can be painful to read. I was pleasantly surprised at the genuine laugh-out-loud situations that filled the pages, alo...