The good good pig : the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood / Sy Montgomery.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780345496096
- ISBN: 0345496094
- Physical Description: 245 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
- Edition: Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2007, c2006.
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Runthood -- Buying the farm -- Breaking out -- Give me shelter -- Blended family -- Pig Spa -- Nature red in claw and tusk -- Celebrity -- Finding Eden -- Hog's holiday -- In sickness and in health -- Coming back to life -- Days before the lilacs -- Hog Heaven -- Acknowledgments -- Reader's guide. |
Summary, etc.: | A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, author Montgomery was more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet, with no inkling that this piglet would not only survive but flourish--and she soon found herself engaged with her small-town community in ways she had never dreamed possible. Unexpectedly, Christopher provided this traveler with something she had sought all her life: an anchor to family and home. This book celebrates Christopher Hogwood in all his glory, with his boundless zest for life and his large, loving heart, a great big Buddha master. Sy reveals what she and others learned from this generous soul who just so happened to be a pig--lessons about self-acceptance, the meaning of family, the value of community, and the pleasures of the sweet green Earth.--From publisher description. |
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Subject: | Swine as pets > New Hampshire > Anecdotes. Montgomery, Sy. Pet owners > New Hampshire > Biography. Human-animal relationships > New Hampshire > Anecdotes. |
Available copies
- 6 of 6 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at John P. Webster Library - West Hartford.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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John P. Webster Library - West Hartford | SF 395.6 .M66 2007 (Text) | 30401147775070 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
A naturalist who spent months at a time living on her own among wild creatures in remote jungles, author Montgomery was more comfortable with animals than with people. So she gladly opened her heart to a sick piglet, with no inkling that this piglet would not only survive but flourish--and she soon found herself engaged with her small-town community in ways she had never dreamed possible. Unexpectedly, Christopher provided this traveler with something she had sought all her life: an anchor to family and home. This book celebrates Christopher Hogwood in all his glory, with his boundless zest for life and his large, loving heart, a great big Buddha master. Sy reveals what she and others learned from this generous soul who just so happened to be a pig--lessons about self-acceptance, the meaning of family, the value of community, and the pleasures of the sweet green Earth.--From publisher description.