Bibliograph

The good good pig, the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood, Sy Montgomery

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The good good pig, the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood, Sy Montgomery

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The good good pig

Oclc number

12329024862782282

Responsibility statement

Sy Montgomery

Sub title

the extraordinary life of Christopher Hogwood

Summary

An ardent nature lover and author of Journey of the Pink Dolphins describes her unique friendship with a pig named Christopher Hogwood, a once sickly piglet who helped her develop a new relationship with neighbors in her small-town community that gave her an anchor to family and homeA 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

Table Of Contents

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

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