Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl

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Author: Susan Mccorkindale
Publisher: NAL Trade
Category: Book

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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 368
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.6

ISBN: 0451224930
Dewey Decimal Number: 975.5043092
EAN: 9780451224934
ASIN: 0451224930

Publication Date: October 7, 2008
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Product Description
BA laugh-out-loud memoir about a city slicker who discovers that Manolos and manure just dont mix./BBRBRAt her husbands 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 didnt look back. She did. A lot.BRBR 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 loveor at least toleratecountry life.

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5 out of 5 stars

Even Bikers Enjoy This Book January 3, 2009
I'm a voracious reader with a diverse taste for books. When I'm not riding cross country on my Harley, I'm usually reading something. For example, right now I'm reading Bill Bryson's, "A Short History of Nearly Everything" when I have a few minutes during the day, then at night while lying in bed I'm reading "Watch You Bleed, the Saga of Guns N' Roses" by Stephen Davis. br /br /So, imagine my surprise a few weeks ago when I picked up "Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl" and began perusing the pages only to find myself thoroughly enjoying the book and Susan McCorkindale's entertaining writing style. This wasn't the type of book I'd typically buy, but my wife had bought a copy and left it lying around, so I decided, what the heck, I'll check it out.br /br /Susan's style makes you feel as if you're sitting across the kitchen table enjoying a hot coffee or a cold beer while she fills you in on the latest happenings in farmdom. I found the book to be an easy read and laugh out loud funny. Being from the same area certainly gave me something in common with her stories, but you don't have to be from Northern Virginia to enjoy her experiences as she goes from New York City, to chasing chickens, to being chased by cows.br /br /I highly recommend taking a break from your everyday worries and woes and reading "Confessions of a Counterfeit Farm Girl". It'll brighten your day and leave you flipping off the reading lamp with your head on your pillow and a smile on your face.

5 out of 5 stars

A Fun Read! December 18, 2008
What a fun read! The wit is brilliant and the writing is first rate. McCorkindale captures the country living mindset perfectly, the often gritty reality behind the sanitized bucolic images most folks see. br /br /As a resident of the Virginia horse country where this memoir is set, I always enjoy poking fun at city types, especially Yankees, who don't know the difference between a harrier and a farrier. (In case you're one of those types yourself, one is a breed of hound used for hunting hare, the other puts shoes on horses.) So along comes this Jersey girl who turns the tables on herself with hugely entertaining results.br /br /Probably not a big deal to most readers, but I also have to toss out a plug for the editing job. Seems like I rarely read anything these days that isn't plagued by at least a few typos, if not riddled with annoying inaccuracies. Not the case here. The solid writing style is nicely showcased by an absence of errors.br /br /The horse world has its own literary subculture. Some of its offerings are quite good but after awhile it can become just so much redundant navel-gazing. You know the stuff: Aren't horses and other farm animals wonderful creatures? Isn't country living great? Doesn't everyone wish they were us? The appealing thing about "Confessions" is the outsider perspective it brings to this cloistered world. The author's admitted naivety about all things country is a refreshing twist played to superb comic effect.br /br /It all racks up to a solid five star read on my list.

5 out of 5 stars

A Shout Out From The Sticks In WI December 15, 2008
The chaos and joy of motherhood and wifehood while trying to maintain your sense of self and sanity was refreshing to read. No matter how pulled together of a mom, wife, career woman you think you are- we're all not perfect- we all have our monents- our kids and even our husbands have their monments and knowing that there's "another mom out there" like me makes the world less stressful- at least for me anyway. This book is laugh out loud funny and I've enjoyed laughing at another moms expense because it reminds me of so many moments in my own life.br /br /So Sue, here's my promise to you- The book rocks, I've passed it onto another friend already and I would have written this last week but as in the life of a mom- my youngest was in the hospital with a viral lung infection and we just got home yesterday. I think they were glad to get rid of me because I told one of my nurses in the ER that they should get their liquor license and offer parents a cocktail while dealing with a child who is screaming bloody murder for the entire hospital to hear as they're trying to get an IV in his arm:)

3 out of 5 stars

Good but not great - don't expect too much :) December 2, 2008
I liked this book well enough. I got a little tired of the author trying too hard to be funny, with the constant quippy footnotes and all that jazz. It was funny, just overdone. For instance, you simply don't wear heels on a farm. Parts of it just felt untrue and reaching too hard. Kind of like her or her editor said "ya know, that's just not funny enough, let's throw in some chicken poop and THEN it will kill".br /br /It's a fast read and it's great for light reading in bed when you've had a really long day and just need to escape for a while. And yes, parts are definitely laugh out loud. It was just missing something for me. I'm not even sure what exactly, some honesty or heartfelt-ness. Something.br /br /Give it a read, it's funny, just don't go in expecting some huge thing of the city girl turned chicken poop lady ;)

5 out of 5 stars

I laughed till I cried..... December 1, 2008
The moment I collected my 3 books after Susan had signed them, I rushed back to work, hoping I hadn't been missed. I opened the book and started to read and I laughed from page one. I was so glad to have the explanations, as being a Brit I might have missed something. I had the book right next to me at work so I could sneak a read, and of course people wanted to know what this book was and why I was laughing outloud. The book is hysterical. Susan has a way of putting into words all the funny things that happen to us all, and make you want to read more, and wish you could have put it that way.br /br /I think the chapter "Urine my house" was too funny and true, as my sister and I both found we all suffer from the same problem with "boys" in the house, but we never speak about it. It was hilarious!br /br /I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a light hearted read and plenty of laughs. I loved it!

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