I’m in the summer 2014 edition of WV Living Magazine! You can find the article online now–click here. Of course, this is part of the little spate of publicity centering around the book, which is coming out in paperback soon (this October), don’t forget!
Back cover copy from the hardcover:
It was a cold late autumn day when I brought my children to live in rural West Virginia. The farmhouse was one hundred years old, there was already snow on the ground, and the heat was sparse–as was the insulation. The floors weren’t even, either. My then-twelve-year-old son walked in the door and said, “You’ve brought us to this slanted little house to die.” Thus begins former romance writer Suzanne McMinn’s wild ride into self-sustainable living halfway up a hill on one of the most remote dirt roads in West Virginia, with a cast including her children, an enigmatic partner, the “rural neighborhood” of quirky characters, and a whole slew of ridiculous and uncooperative farm animals. An unlikely adventurer, the suburban born-and-bred author tackles one daunting challenge after another on her new 40-acre farm, from hatching chickens and milking a cow to herding sheep and making her own cheese. Whether she’s trying to convince a goat to accept its baby or just get her ornery neighbor to move over and let her pass on the road, every page of her adventure is fraught with laughter, passion, drama, and the risk of losing it all before she figures out why she’s doing it in the first place. And when she does lose it all, she discovers a triumph she never expected–along with the truth for which she’d been searching all along.
Based on her long-running, wildly popular blog, Chickens in the Road, Suzanne McMinn brings country life to vivid color with all the candor, comedy, and danger of a rollicking good adventure.
Put on your chore boots and jump in.
You can see the video book trailer:
And get a free peek at the first chapter here.
You can read more about the book, including reviews, here.
yvonnem says:
Great article (I didn’t even know there was a WV Living Magazine)! I’ve read your book twice, and I’m sure I will again and again.
On August 5, 2014 at 4:39 pm
sesamekaren says:
Loved the article…..couldnt read second page????
On August 6, 2014 at 9:23 pm
Mittened Paw says:
So excited for you. My WV friends know that I read Chickens in the Road blog everyday and I received two hardback copies of your book for Christmas. So I regifted one to my mother. So happy that your life is going well and you are living your dream. Waiting for your next book. 🙂
On August 7, 2014 at 6:59 pm