The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers (P.S.)

Name: The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers (P.S.)
Price: 2.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (857 reviews)
Author: Josh Kilmer-Purcell

by Josh Kilmer-Purcell

Memoir

4.6 (857)

4.6 stars from 857 reviews. Top 91% of Memoir books we track.

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Last checked: Jul 15, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love memoirs that are genuinely funny without relying on shock value, where the author actually grows and changes across the pages.
You're drawn to stories about people making radical life choices and learning to love the unglamorous reality beneath the fantasy.
You've read David Sedaris or Michael Perry and want something with that same warm, self-aware humour mixed with real vulnerability.

Maybe not for you if...

You want a straightforward how-to guide for homesteading, because this is about the human chaos, not the practical steps.
You prefer memoirs that keep emotional distance, since Kilmer-Purcell lets you see him at his most lost and uncertain.
You're looking for a cosy pastoral escape story, because the farm life here is often exhausting, ridiculous, and deeply unglamorous.

About this book

"I adore the Beekman boys' story. Their unlikely story of love, the land, and a herd of goats is hilariously honest. If these two can go from Manhattan to a goat farm in upstate New York, then I can't help feeling there is hope for us all." –Alice Waters"Kilmer-Purcell's genius lies in his ability to blindside the reader with heart-wrenching truths in the midst of the most outlandish scenarios. He makes you laugh until you care." — Armistead MaupinMichael Perry (Coop, Truck: A Love Story) meets David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim) in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell's beloved New York Times bestselling debut memoir, I Am Not Myself These Days—another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner… on a goat farm in upstate New York. Read more

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Currently 4.6★ from 857 reviews

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