The Chicken Chronicles

The Chicken Chronicles

Paperback (12 Apr 2012)

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Publisher's Synopsis

A memoir about keeping chickens from the author of THE COLOR PURPLE

When Alice Walker grew up in the deep south of America, her family always kept chickens - for meat and for eggs - and her job was to chase down the Sunday dinner! In later life, when she settled in Mexico and was growing her own food, she realised how much she missed keeping them and decided to get a brood of her own. So into her life came Gertrude Stein, Babe, Babe 2, Hortensia, Splendor, Glorious, Rufus and Agnes of God, not to mention a few others.

She discovered a deep contentment in keeping chickens, looking after them and watching them develop. This also made her think about her own life and brought back severed memories of her childhood. This book isn't a 'how to' on keeping chickens, it is a warm memoir chronicling her journey and the way in which keeping chickens led her to a fuller understanding of herself.

Book information

ISBN: 9781780220062
Publisher: Orion
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 186
Weight: 240g
Height: 129mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 15mm