Love Among the Chickens
P.G. Wodehouse
Blurb:
The farcical tale of Jeremy Garnet, an author and an old friend of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, an erstwhile chicken farmer. Upon meeting Ukridge for the first time in years, Garnet finds himself enmeshed Ukridge's new and struggling chicken farm. Garnet soon falls in love with a girl living near the estate as he struggles with the farm and with Ukridge's bizarre business methods.
My Reaction:
Donald and I read this together—a new-to-us Wodehouse book.
Wodehouse wrote this short novel when he was only 25, and I've just learned that it was his first work written for an adult audience. I think it's clear that he hadn't yet reached his full maturity as an author when he penned Love Among the Chickens. It doesn't have quite the same polish and charm as his best works—but there were still plenty of laughs, and his wit shines through time after time.
It's good to know that there's still more Wodehouse to enjoy for the first time!
