Big Pig, Little Pig: A Year on a Smallholding in South-West France

By: Jacqueline Yallop

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Synopsis: As heard on BBC Radio 4's Book of the Week'A delightful and entertaining memoir' Woman and HomeWhen Jacqueline moves to south-west France with her husband, she embraces rural village life and buys two pigs to rear for slaughter. But as she gets to know the animals better, her English sentimentality threatens to get in the way and she begins to wonder if she can actually bring herself to kill them. This is a memoir about that fateful decision, but it's also about the ethics of meat eating in the modern age, and whether we should know, respect and even love the animals we eat. At its heart, this book is a love story, exploring the increasing attachment of the author for her particular pigs, and celebrating the enduring closeness of humans and pigs over the centuries.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780241977149
Related ISBNs:: 9780241977156
Publisher:: Penguin Books Ltd
Date of Addition:: 04/10/24
Copyrighted By:: Jacqueline Yallop
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Travel, Animals, Biographies and Memoirs, Outdoors and Nature, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.