The Dirty Life: A Story of Farming the Land and Falling in Love

In her beguiling memoir, Kimball describes the complex truth about the simple life in prose that is observant and lyrical, yet tempered by a farmer's lack of sentimentality ... This is a grown-up love story about falling in love twice, with a man and with the land, and learning how to devote oneself fully to both * Elle (US) * [An] inspiring adventure of losing her heart to a man and the land. * Vogue, Required Reading * The Dirty Life is passionate, inspiring, and well written, a page-turner for anyone who has ever dreamed of settling into a very different way of life... Captivating. -- Imen McDonnell * Irish Times * This frank, funny account doesn't shy away from the back-breaking labour... Yet the book also celebrates moments of sheer happiness. * The Lady * This memoir combines the histories of two love affairs: one with the land, and one with [...] a man. -- Emma Hagestadt * Independent * If you want to understand the heart and soul of the new/old movement towards local food, this is the book you need. It's the voice of what comes next in this land, of the generation unleashed by Wendell Berry to do something really grand. A wonderfully told tale -- Bill McKibben