Still Life with Chickens Book Review

I had seen this book on Amazon and quickly added it to my list of books to read but some how I put my list aside and hadn't been reading it.  I finally got back to that list and got Still Life with Chickens: Starting Over in a House by the Sea by Catherine Goldhammer from the library.  I was excited when it came in because it seemed like a good summer read.  I was excited to find out what it was about since I didn't remember from all the way back when it was added to the list.

The author, Catherine Goldhammer, gives you an insight into her life and all the ups and downs while going through a divorce and starting a new life.  She finds a new house in a neighboring town in order to live within her new means as a single mother which means that she is moving her daughter out of the area where she has always lived (but only for 5 miles) but to a much more rural area.  The big change includes her daughter asking for chicken which her e-husband would never agree to before.  In order to keep her daughter happy, they were the owners of chickens and figuring out how to do it as they went along.  They learned lots about chickens and themselves through the process.  In order to find out what they learn, you need to pick up the book and check it out for yourself.

I enjoyed the homesteading story about how the suburban mom and daughter moved to a more country house adding chickens to their family.  The story was funny and heartwarming with all aspects of their lives which was centered around the chickens (and their move to the new house).  I got the book  because I would love to have chickens but it was much more after starting to read the book.  I hope that you check this book out of the library or bookstore near you and see what it is all about.  I had trouble putting it down and really enjoyed the story from start to finish.