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Brood
- Author
- Jackie Polzin
- Narrator
- Rebecca Lowman
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 1 April 2021
- Run Time
- 4 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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What to expect
The coop houses no predators, but the chickens do not know this. A chicken knows only what it can see. A chicken’s life is full of magic. Lo and behold.
Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the freezing nights of a brutal winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined.
Brood by Jackie Polzin is a darkly funny and startlingly original meditation on life and longing, full of sorrow, joy and unrelenting hope. It will stand beside such modern classics as H is for Hawk and Gilead.
Critics Review
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Brood, which chronicles a year of grief subsumed through care, abounds in wit, charm, and the very mystery of being.
Joy Williams, author of The Visiting Privilege
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This is the most wonderful book! Acutely observed and flawlessly conveyed. Completely original, full of surprise, humor, grief, and wisdom and just the right amount of chickens. I am hugely on board with Brood.
Karen Joy Fowler, author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
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Details
- Author
- Jackie Polzin
- Narrator
- Rebecca Lowman
- Duration
- 4 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 April 2021
- ISBN
- 9781529055276
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Family life fiction / Stories about family, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Animals and society / Animal rights - issues and debates, Poultry farming
Synopsis
The coop houses no predators, but the chickens do not know this. A chicken knows only what it can see. A chicken’s life is full of magic. Lo and behold.Over the course of a single year, our nameless narrator heroically tries to keep her small brood of four chickens alive despite the seemingly endless challenges that caring for another creature entails. From the freezing nights of a brutal winter to a sweltering summer which brings a surprise tornado, she battles predators, bad luck, and the uncertainty of a future that may not look anything like the one she always imagined.Brood by Jackie Polzin is a darkly funny and startlingly original meditation on life and longing, full of sorrow, joy and unrelenting hope. It will stand beside such modern classics as H is for Hawk and Gilead.
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