The Chicken Chronicles: Sitting with the Angels Who Have Returned with My Memories: Glorious, Rufus, Gertrude Stein, Splendor, Hortensia, Agnes of God, The Gladyses, & Babe: A Memoir

Written by Alice Walker

Narrated by Alice Walker

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker is known worldwide for her moving literary fiction. In her memoir The Chicken Chronicles, Walker imparts insightful life lessons and wisdom inspired by her experiences with raising chickens. Through the years, her relationship with the creatures strengthened her connection to the natural world-and became a great source of inspiration.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 26, 2011
• ISBN: 9781461847175

Alice Walker

Alice Walker is an internationally celebrated writer, poet, and activist whose books include seven novels, four collections of short stories, five children’s books, and several volumes of essays and poetry. She has received the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and the National Book Award, and has been honored with the O. Henry Award, the Lillian Smith Award, and the Mahmoud Darwish Literary Prize for Fiction. She was inducted into the California Hall of Fame and received the Lennon Ono Peace Award. Her work has been published in forty languages worldwide.

Reviews for The Chicken Chronicles

[dele2451 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Yes, this book is technically about a Pulitzer Prize winning author turned rural chicken farmer, but it's also a heartwarming and heartbreaking tale about self discovery and learning to deal with the hardships associated with love/loss as we mature. It's more emotional than scientific or technical, but I appreciated how the author related her insights in brief, poignant vignettes and poetry rather than diluting the stories with long weepy narratives. While only a minor part of the book, I thought Walker's views on fencing in rather than out were particularly interesting. Bottom Line: This book is no "The Color Purple" but it is an enjoyable, compassionate and relevant read. A recommend for anybody considering a coop of their own and anyone else exploring the role humans play (and should play) in the natural world.