![]() ![]() Near-catatonically exhausted, she is unable to boss%E2%80%94er, supervise the rest of the collective: Seth, 21, the hilariously foul-mouthed agoraphobic alcoholic metalhead reluctant bluegrass legend Earl, in his early 70s and now, with Prudence, co-owner of the farm 11-year-old chicken fancier Sara, thoughtful, quiet, and wiser than most of the adults around her and Bertie the sheep, %E2%80%9Ca stabilizing presence on a farm with so many extreme personalities.%E2%80%9D When mayhem erupts during parent-teacher night at Sara%E2%80%99s school, Sara%E2%80%99s parents, who have left her at the farm while their marriage disintegrates,intervene, and the entire farm is drawn into the fiery orbit of this volatile, warring couple. ![]() ![]() Prudence, the redoubtable twentysomething who inherited the farm from her uncle, remains indomitably optimistic but has been felled by a thyroid condition. Though the farm is looking better, something is amiss. scrubland where rocks %E2%80%9Cburp spontaneously out of the ground,%E2%80%9D in this funny yet surprisingly poignant follow-up to The Woefield Poultry Collective (shortlisted for the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humour). Clouds have gathered over Woefield Farm, the unpromising expanse of B.C. ![]()
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