The Egg And I
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Publisher Description
When Betty MacDonald married a marine and moved to a small chicken farm on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, she was largely unprepared for the rigors of life in the wild. With no running water, no electricity, a house in need of constant repair, and days that ran from four in the morning to nine at night, the MacDonalds had barely a moment to put their feet up and relax. And then came the children. Yet through every trial and pitfall—through chaos and catastrophe—this indomitable family somehow, mercifully, never lost its sense of humor.
A beloved literary treasure for more than half a century, Betty MacDonald's The Egg and I is a heartwarming and uproarious account of adventure and survival on an American frontier.—Print Ed.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A bestseller from the 1940s, this book captures some of the hijinks, adventures, and idiosyncrasies of MacDonald's life from her childhood in Seattle to raising children on a chicken farm in rural Washington. Reader Henderson captures MacDonald's tone perfectly in the audio edition. She's lively and energetic and delivers MacDonald's jokes with the right emphasis and timing. Her rhythmic delivery can be almost hypnotizing and makes the listener feel like they too have been transported to the farm. The most challenging aspect of the audiobook is that MacDonald makes derogatory comments about Native Americans throughout, which can be especially disconcerting to hear delivered in such as gleeful manner. A Harper Perennial paperback.
