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An intriguing memoir, this book tells the story of what happened to Jennifer McGaha and her family after they got into a deep financial hole, owing a lot of money for back taxes and other debts. She relates how they must deal with leaving a lovely home, which was foreclosed upon, and moving to what was literally a shack in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina. It is a touching story of how they made a new life for themselves and kept putting one foot in front of the other when frequently
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Enjoyed this memoir of a couple who--due to financial woes/mismanagement--had to move out into the wooded hills to a leaky/smelly "old" cabin, and to forge a new way of life that was much more earthy and subsistence-level. This included trying to grow their own food, as well as raising first chickens, and then goats (and learning to make various cheeses, as well as soap). Sad story of her first abusive marriage--gets one's blood boiling for a variety of reasons, especially the level of physical
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I think it’s me. I sometimes can’t finish a memoir because I’m just so different from the author, and it becomes tiresome. This was true of this memoir, and I sped through to finish. I grew bored with this, and wasn’t sure what the point of it was.
I think someone else might find more redeeming qualities, but I just didn’t.
I think someone else might find more redeeming qualities, but I just didn’t.
Interesting story about finding the silver lining but not really. The part about the goats is sweet and alive and I cared about the animals and all of the respect they were given. Other than that the writing wasn’t that interesting.
I found this book to be boring and repetitive. Thought it’d be a light easy read after reading about a family in North Vietnam living through the great hunger, land reform, and the many wars their country has experienced. It honestly was just delusional nonsense in comparison.
Apr 19, 2018
Kemlo
rated it
it was ok
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biography-and-memoir
Didn’t finish it.
I learned a lot about goats in this one, plus a cute story
Apr 01, 2018
Rachel
marked it as to-read
May 05, 2018
Meghan
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liked it
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biography-and-memoir,
education-school,
animals,
parenting,
books-about-books,
abuse,
appalachia,
family,
audiobook,
21st-c
Aug 22, 2018
Celeste
marked it as to-read
Aug 30, 2018
Karyl
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Dec 07, 2018
Deborah
marked it as to-read
