The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball

Our April discussion will be about 

"The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food and Love" 

by Kristen Kimball.  

The author keeps up her own website here.

There is an NPR story, 

"'The Dirty Life': From City Girl To Hog Butcher"

A couple author videos.

If the food and farm aspect of this book appealed to you, you might also find this blog interesting:

Farmbrarian:  Harvesting Books about Growing & Eating Real Food (This link specifically takes you to their review of The Dirty Life).

On a completely personal note I just want to say that this book's SUBtitle could be a book about my mother and our family farm (which sadly long ago ceased to be a productive farm).  I feel like I usually say more about the books themselves in these blog entries, but I haven't read this one yet and quite honestly I have too much to say on the subjects of Farming, Food and Love so I'm stumped at where to start.  And even more, and as we approach 10 years since my mother died the very idea of the book had made my heart a bit overly tender.
Some comparisons.  My mother had a Scarlett O'Hara love of land, specifically our family Farmland even when it was reduced to just 'land';  a love of food and cooking to rival Julia Child (although she didn't mess with French food); and a capacity to love that equals, if not surpasses, everyone I've ever known.

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

 This month we will discuss Unbroken:  A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption

I know a few of you have started (and some finished) reading this book and so here is a place for you to discuss things while they are fresh in your mind.
And also a place to find out some more, if you are so inclined.

This is the true story of Louis Zamperini and how he went from Olympian to Soldier to Prisoner of War and how he coped with that by learning to forgive.

Lauren Hillenbrand's Unbroken Website
A chapter by chapter summary of the book