Awards

• Commended for Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Memoir/Biography) 2012
• Commended for Minnesota Book Award (Memoir) 2012

Overview

What do you do when you love your farm . . . but it doesn't love you? After fifteen years of farming, Catherine Friend is tired. After all, while shepherding is one of the oldest professions, it's not getting any easier. The number of sheep in America has fallen by 90 percent in the last ninety years. But just as Catherine thinks it's time to hang up her shepherd's crook, she discovers that sheep might be too valuable to give up. What ensues is a funny, thoughtful romp through the history of our woolly friends, why small farms are important, and how each one of us- and the planet- would benefit from being very sheepish, indeed.

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Reviews

<p>Novella Carpenter, author of Farm City <br> Fans of Hit by a Farm will get another dose of Catherine Friend's signature wit and moxie with Sheepish, as she faces a rough patch on the farm, but still manages to be hilarious. In the end, Friend's enthusiasm will make you want to raise sheep, or at least wear wool undies. Rachael Herron, How to Knit a Love Song<br> A graceful collection of farm-life vignettes becomes a whole even greater than the sum of its lovely parts as Catherine Friend . . . builds the story of a partnership rich in love, humor, and perhaps most importantly, sheep. Meg Daly Olmert, author of Made for Each Other <br> Sheepish is as smart and funny as its title. Catherine Friend takes us along on her quest to master the other 'oldest profession.' Warning: It may make you want to drop everything and go tend a flock. Joanne Seiff, author of Fiber Gathering and Knit Green <br> Wry, witty, and honest, Sheepish describes a magical personal transfo

Lambda Literary Award FinalistNovella Carpenter, author of Farm City Fans of Hit by a Farm will get another dose of Catherine Friend's signature wit and moxie with Sheepish, as she faces a rough patch on the farm, but still manages to be hilarious. In the end, Friend's enthusiasm will make you want to raise sheep, or at least wear wool undies. Rachael Herron, How to Knit a Love Song A graceful collection of farm-life vignettes becomes a whole even greater than the sum of its lovely parts as Catherine Friend . . . builds the story of a partnership rich in love, humor, and perhaps most importantly, sheep. Meg Daly Olmert, author of Made for Each Other Sheepish is as smart and funny as its title. Catherine Friend takes us along on her quest to master the other 'oldest profession.' Warning: It may make you want to drop everything and go tend a flock. Joanne Seiff, author of Fiber Gathering and Knit Green Wry, witty, and honest, Sheepish describes a magical personal transformation--from urban to rural. Catherine Friend finds meaning in the middle of life, love and even knitting projects. Friend brings out the urge to farm in knitters, spinners, and 'fiber freaks' everywhere, teaching us to find joy and contentment in the small, sheepy parts of our world. New York Times Book Review for Hit by a Farm A charming memoir . . . [with] magical moments. Garrison Keillor on Hit by a Farm A sweet and funny book in the classic Hardy Girls Go Farming genre, elegantly told. . . . It has dogs, sheep, a pickup truck, women's underwear, electric fences, the works. Library Journal, 3/17/11 Chock-full of wild and wooly stories about the vagaries of sheep, this series of ruminations on life at Friend's farm also offers a glimpse into the world of fiber freaks. Friend's light tone does not prevent her from addressing weightier issues such as mid-life angst and heart-breaking aspects of life and death on an

Author Information

Catherine Friend is the author of Hit by a Farm and The Compassionate Carnivore, as well as seven children's books and three novels. She farms in Minnesota with her partner of twenty-eight years.

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