Bean Blossom Dreams, With a New Afterword: A City Family's Search for a Simple Country Life

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Sallyann J. Murphey

Bean Blossom Dreams, With a New Afterword

A City Family's Search for a Simple Country Life

Sallyann J. Murphey

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Indiana University Press
06 March 2008

True stories; Smallholdings; The countryside, country life

Sallyann J. Murphey and her husband did what a lot of us have dreamt of but never quite built up the courage to do. In 1990, Murphey, who was a successful BBC producer, and her husband, Greg, a commercial photographer, left their high stress, hectic life in Chicago and moved to a dilapidated 40-plus-acre farm in Brown County, Indiana, hoping to raise their daughter in a more natural and less stressful environment. In Bean Blossom Dreams, Murphey warmly and humorously details life on the family's farm. Though Brown County might not offer the idyllic country life they were expecting, Sallyann and Greg have realized through trial and error, laughter and tears, that they made the right decision to relocate. A delightful fish-out-of-water story!

By: Sallyann J. Murphey
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: With a New Afterword
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9780253219879
ISBN 10: 0253219876
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 06 March 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sallyann J. Murphey began her career as a producer for the British Broadcasting Corporation. She has worked as an investigative journalist for a number of publications, including IPC Magazines, the Daily Mail, the London Observer, The Chicago Times Magazine, and The Utne Reader. Murphey is now the high school history, government, and media studies teacher at Harmony School in Bloomington, Indiana, where she is also the high school coordinator. She lives in Brown County, Indiana.

Reviews for Bean Blossom Dreams, With a New Afterword: A City Family's Search for a Simple Country Life

For those who dream of living in the country or those who already do, this is a delightful book, full of good humor, wisdom, and personal honesty. -The New Garden Journal Infused with considerable charm... lyrical, humorous writing... a colorful cast of characters, both human and animal, inhabits this book. -Kirkus Reviews