Holy cow! That's exactly what bachelor farmer Harley Jackson gets one Christmas Eve when a calf is born in his barn with the unmistakable image of Jesus Christ on his flank. Harley is flabbergasted. He doesn't want things to turn into a three ring circus around what's left of his struggling family farm, but his attempts to conceal the calf's birth mark fail in a spectacular manner, just when he finally feels he has a chance in the romance department.
Michael Perry gets to skewer all kinds of stereotypes in his humorous novel, The Jesus Cow (#492). There's the failed academic, earth-mother type with a secret; the Wisconsin farm bachelor you've met on Prairie Home Companion, the overly-aggressive developer and the wimpy town lawyer, not to mention the slick LA talent agent. Everyone has their own secrets, and their own agendas, but the discovery of the - wait for it! - cash cow in Harley's barn brings everything in the small town of Swivel, Wisconsin, to a boil. How things eventually play out make for a most entertaining and off-beat read. Better get those cheese curds ready to snack on while you indulge in this treat!
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