Republic of dirt : a return to Woefield Farm
When Prudence Burns, the idealistic Brooklyn girl who inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm, falls ill with a mysterious health condition, the responsibility of running the farm falls to her motley crew of farm hands, and it isn't long before things start to fall apart.
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Farm life > Fiction. Country life > Fiction. Farms > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. Canadian fiction. |
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Humorous fiction. Fiction. |
- ISBN: 1443423963
- ISBN: 9781443423960
- Physical Description 402 pages
- Edition 1st ed.
- Publisher Toronto : Harper Avenue, [2015]
- Copyright ©2015
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Summary
The Republic of Dirt
Prudence Burns is an overly idealistic Brooklyn girl who has inherited a derelict plot of land named Woefield Farm. Her motley crew of farm hands consists of Earl, an elderly, reclusive bluegrass legend; Seth, an agoraphobic heavy-metal blogger in early recovery from alcoholism; and Sara, an 11-year-old girl with a flock of elite show poultry. When Prudence is felled by a thyroid condition, things on the farm begin to fall apart, resulting in valiant and sometimes ill-advised attempts to restore domestic bliss. Efforts are complicated by a renegade mule, attempts to turn a hideously ugly child's playhouse into a high-yield roadside farm stand, and an electrical station's worth of crossed wires. Will Prudence get well? Will Seth finally get rid of his pesky virginity? Will Earl rescue Sara? And will anyone, ever, admit they might be wrong? Told in four highly distinct, unforgettably hilarious, and sometimes heartbreaking voices, Republic of Dirt is about what happens when passions collide with pride and what it takes to save each other, our small part of the planet, and ourselves.