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The Bucolic Plague. How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir.
Josh Kilmer-Purcell
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Description for The Bucolic Plague. How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir.
Paperback. A happy series of accidents and a doughnut-laden escape upstate take Josh and his partner, Brent, to the doorstep of the magnificent (and fabulously for sale) Beekman Mansion. One hour and one tour later, they have begun their transformation from uptight urbanites into the two-hundred-year-old-mansion-owning Beekman Boys. Num Pages: 336 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; BM; WND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 204 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 264.
What happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex-drag queen) do the unthinkable: start over, have a herd of kids, and get a little dirty? Find out in this riotous and moving true tale of goats, mud, and a centuries-old mansion in rustic upstate New York - the new memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of the "New York Times" bestseller "I Am Not Myself These Days". A happy series of accidents and a doughnut-laden escape upstate take Josh and his partner, Brent, to the doorstep of the magnificent (and fabulously for sale) Beekman Mansion. One hour and one tour later, ... Read more
What happens when two New Yorkers (one an ex-drag queen) do the unthinkable: start over, have a herd of kids, and get a little dirty? Find out in this riotous and moving true tale of goats, mud, and a centuries-old mansion in rustic upstate New York - the new memoir by Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of the "New York Times" bestseller "I Am Not Myself These Days". A happy series of accidents and a doughnut-laden escape upstate take Josh and his partner, Brent, to the doorstep of the magnificent (and fabulously for sale) Beekman Mansion. One hour and one tour later, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061997839
SKU
V9780061997839
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Ref
99-15
About Josh Kilmer-Purcell
Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of the memoir I Am Not Myself These Days and the novel Candy Everybody Wants, and the star of Planet Green's documentary television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. He and his partner, Brent Ridge, divide their time between Manhattan and the Beekman Farm.
Reviews for The Bucolic Plague. How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir.
"Kilmer-Purcell fertilizes this narrative until it reeks of charm."
New York Times "Enter 60 goats and homemade soap, apple-picking and an heirloom vegetable garden. Hilarity follows. And trouble. But let's not spoil the party. It's fun."
USA Today "The Bucolic Plague has something different to offer-if we can do it anyone can, it tells us, provided we can ... Read more
New York Times "Enter 60 goats and homemade soap, apple-picking and an heirloom vegetable garden. Hilarity follows. And trouble. But let's not spoil the party. It's fun."
USA Today "The Bucolic Plague has something different to offer-if we can do it anyone can, it tells us, provided we can ... Read more