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MIKE AND SUE'S quest for the ‘good life’ is beset with frustration, but also with anecdotes and whimsy as that elusive holy grail of self-sufficiency is pursued, approached and cornered but ultimately never quite attained. It is an on-going battle with nature in the form of goats with attitude, the paramilitary wing of ‘squirreldom,’ crows from hell and man in the form of beaurocracy and other disappointments and setbacks!
With a well balanced mix of realism, occasional pathos and a sense of humour ranging from the good natured to the gallows variety (well, how would you deal with the realisation that the cute kid you had reared would have to be butchered to make ends meet?) Mike recounts with great candour, his journey from furniture retailer to self-sufficient ‘good lifer.’ This is a ‘must-read’ book for anyone wishing to pursue the same path. If you’re serious about it you won’t be put off, but you will certainly be well prepared for the adventure! Paperback 160 pages
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Add ReviewTony D - Jan 12 2010 5:13PM
Can I recommend Mikes book "Any Fool Can Be A ........ MIDDLE AGED DOWNSHIFTER" to everyone who have not yet seen it or got a copy. I recieved my copy just after Christmas and I have already read it twice thanks to the snow and no work last week. Its a book that once you start it you do not want to put it down, with plenty of laughs and chuckles along with the the various problems and encounters with animals and people while trying there very best to be MAD. Well done Mike (The Cultivator) Woolnough for a great read.
