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Book Review of The Egg and I

The Egg and I
The Egg and I
Author: Betty MacDonald
Genre: Crafts, Hobbies & Home
Book Type: Hardcover
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Hilariously wry humor! An also-ran teen marries a much older man, is hornswoggled, hog-tied, and bamboozled into following him into the chicken ranch business. Where? Why in western Washington logging country; that's where! What ensues is a witty, heartwarming glimpse into the daily drudgery of farm life amid the local populace: the Kettles, the Hicks, loggers, Indians, oops, Native Americans, moonshiners, and dipsomaniacs. You can almost smell the countryside.