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Author:

Jenkins, Steve, 1982- author.

Title:

Happily ever Esther : two men, a wonder pig, and their life-changing missions to give animals a home / by Steve Jenkins, Derek Walter, and Caprice Crane ; foreword by Alan Cumming.

Edition:

Thorndike Press large print bill's bookshelf edition.

Publisher:

Thorndike Pressa part of Gale, a Cengage Company,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

301 pages (large print), 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Swine as pets--Canada--Anecdotes.
Animal sanctuaries--Canada--Anecdotes.
Domestic animals--Care--Canada--Anecdotes.
Farm life--Canada--Anecdotes.
Human-animal relationships.
Large type books.

Other Authors:

Walter, Derek, 1981- author.
Crane, Caprice, author.
Cumming, Alan, 1965- writer of introductory text.

Notes:

Includes recipes. Originally published in 2018 by arrangement with Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

Summary:

Steve Jenkins and Derek Walter, had their lives turned upside down when they adopted their pig-daughter Esther--the so-called micro pig who turned out to be a full-sized commercial pig growing to a whopping 600 pounds--as they describe in their bestselling memoir Esther the Wonder Pig. The book ends with them moving to a new farm, and starting a new wonderful life where they will live on the Happily Ever Esther Farm Sanctuary to care for other animals and just live happily ever after... Or so they thought. People often think about giving it all up and just moving to a farm. In theory it sure does sound great. But as Derek and Steve quickly realized, the realities of being a farmer--especially when you have never lived on a farm let alone outside of the city--can be frantic, crazy, and even insane. Not only are they adjusting to farm life and dutifully taking care of their pig-daughter Esther (who by the way lives in the master bedroom of their house), but before they knew it their sanctuary grew to as many as 42 animals, including: pigs, sheep, goats, rabbits, chickens, cows, roosters, a peacock, a duck, a horse, a donkey, and a barn cat named Willma Ferrell. Written with joy and humor, and filled with delicious Esther-approved recipes dispersed throughout the book, this charming memoir captures an emotional journey of one little family advocating for animals everywhere.

Series:

Thorndike Press large print Bill's bookshelf

ISBN:

143285481X
9781432854812

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1038036205

LCCN:

2018024350

Locations:

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

YTPG232 -- Clinton Public Library (Clinton)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CMPE792 -- Drake Community Library (Grinnell)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

HIPC765 -- Pocahontas Public Library (Pocahontas)

BKPC251 -- Woodward Public Library (Woodward)