The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers: An Unconventional Memoir
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ISBN: 006133698X / Publisher: Harper, June 2010
Chronicles the author's journey from Manhattan urbanite to mansion-owning goat farmer, an endeavor that he undertook with his life partner, Brent, and which blossomed into a successful soap business, Beekman 1802, and inspired a reality show.
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“I adore the Beekman boys’ story. Their unlikely story of love, the land, and a herd of goats is hilariously honest. If these two can go from Manhattan to a goat farm in upstate New York, then I can’t help feeling there is hope for us all.” –Alice Waters“Kilmer-Purcell’s genius lies in his ability to blindside the reader with heart-wrenching truths in the midst of the most outlandish scenarios. He makes you laugh until you care.” — Armistead MaupinMichael Perry (Coop, Truck: A Love Story) meets David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim) in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s belovedNew York Times bestselling debut memoir, I Am Not Myself These Days—another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner… on a goat farm in upstate New York.
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