{"product_id":"hens-dancing-a-novel-9780385721820","title":"Hens Dancing: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eHilarity and tenderness abound in this novel narrated in pages torn from the diary of one Venetia Summers  a thirty-something divorced mother of three who resides in rural England and is owner of  among other things  controlling shares in her ex-husbands pet mortuary and numerous pairs of oddly colored Wellingtons.  While Venetias life may not be as glamorous as the one she left behind in the city ten years ago  it certainly isnt dull. She has two exuberant young boys and one splendid baby girlknown simply as The Beautyto feed and outfit and keep happy. Other responsibilities include upkeep of a lovely but ramshackle old house  complete with a garden growing with wild abandon  and the care of a variety of bloomered bantam hens. Then theres her mother  sometimes helpful and supportive but more often busy tossing back vodka and smoking cigarettes; a rather cute but presumptuous bathroom contractor and his oversexed Labrador; and various other friends  relations and country characters who dart in and out of Venetias life  wreaking havoc along the way.  Fortunately for her  Venetia is the sort who can find beauty in the surrounding mayhem  and fortunately for us  she records it all with wry wit and great verve  sharing the joys and sometimes dubious pleasures of raising a family in the English countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67923866746933,"sku":"ByrdShop_038572182X","price":68.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385721820.jpg?v=1794117378","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hens-dancing-a-novel-9780385721820","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}