{"product_id":"flat-broke-with-two-goats-a-memoir-9781492655381","title":"Flat Broke with Two Goats: A Memoir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen life gets your goat, bring in the herd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJennifer McGaha never expected to own a goat named Merle. Or to be setting Merle up on dates and naming his doeling Merlene. She didn't expect to be buying organic yogurt for her chickens. She never thought she would be pulling camouflage carpet off her ceiling or rescuing opossums from her barn and calling it \"date night.\" Most importantly, Jennifer never thought she would only have $4.57 in her bank account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jennifer discovered that she and her husband owed back taxes--a lot of back taxes--her world changed. Now desperate to save money, they foreclosed on their beloved suburban home and moved their family to a one-hundred-year-old cabin in a North Carolina holler. Soon enough, Jennifer's life began to more closely resemble her Appalachian ancestors than her upper-middle-class upbringing. But what started as a last-ditch effort to settle debts became a journey that revealed both the joys and challenges of living close to the land.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with bold wit, unflinching honesty, and a firm foot in the traditions of Appalachia, \u003cem\u003eFlat Broke with Two Goats\u003c\/em\u003e blends stories of homesteading with the journey of two people rediscovering the true meaning of home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcGaha, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - A Pushcart Prize nominee and student at Vermont College of Fine Arts, Jennifer McGaha teaches in The Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC-Asheville. She is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, where her work has gained significant national attention. Visit her at www.jennifermcgaha.com","brand":"Sourcebooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647592698130,"sku":"9781492655381","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6aaa6eaf-f2ca-47cc-8483-844e7cefe055.jpg?v=1734802585","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flat-broke-with-two-goats-a-memoir-9781492655381","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}