{"product_id":"diddly-squat-home-to-roost-4","title":"Diddly Squat: Home to Roost (4)","description":"It's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?\n\n'Fans of Prime TV series Clarkson's Farm will enjoy this companion' IRISH TIMES\n\n----\n\nWelcome back to Clarkson’s Farm.\n\nSo, that went well . . .\n\nThe spring barley crop failed.\nJust like the oil seed rape.\nAnd the durum wheat.\nThen the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid and the mushrooms went mouldy.\nFarming sheep, pigs and cows was hardly more lucrative. Jeremy would be better off trying to breed ostriches.\n\nBut in the face of uncooperative weather, the relentless realities of the agricultural economy, bureaucracy, a truculent local planning department and the world’s persistent refusal to recognise his ingenuity and genius, our hero’s not beaten yet. Not while the farm shop’s still doing a roaring trade in candles that smell like his knacker hammock, he isn’t.\n\nOn the face of it, the challenges of making a success of Diddly Squat are enough to have you weeping into your (Hawkstone) beer, but misery loves company and in girlfriend Lisa, Farm Manager Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie and Gerald his Head of Security Jeremy knows he’s got the best. And it’s hard for a chap to feel too gloomy about things when there’s a JCB telehandler, a crop-spraying hovercraft and a digger in the barn.\n\nBecause as a wise man* once said, ‘there’s no man alive who wouldn’t have fun with a digger . . .’\n*Jeremy\n\n----\n\nPraise for Clarkson's Farm:\n\n'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . It pains me to say this' GUARDIAN\n\n'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT\n\n'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH\n\n'Quite lovely' THE TIMES\n\nNumber 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2024\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0241728193\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0241728193.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Clarkson, Jeremy\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42756248993853,"sku":"BVV.0241728193.G","price":13.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0241728193-0.jpg?v=1764535883","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/diddly-squat-home-to-roost-4","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}