The Bucolic Plague: How Two Manhattanites Became Gentlemen Farmers

Josh Kilmer-Purcell

May 2010 · Harper Collins

About this ebook

“I adore the Beekman boys’ story. Their unlikely story of love, the land, and a herd of goats is hilariously honest. If these two can go from Manhattan to a goat farm in upstate New York, then I can’t help feeling there is hope for us all.” –Alice Waters

“Kilmer-Purcell’s genius lies in his ability to blindside the reader with heart-wrenching truths in the midst of the most outlandish scenarios. He makes you laugh until you care.” — Armistead Maupin

Michael Perry (Coop, Truck: A Love Story) meets David Sedaris (Me Talk Pretty One Day, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim) in this follow-up to Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s beloved New York Times bestselling debut memoir, I Am Not Myself These Days—another riotous, moving, and entirely unique story of his attempt to tackle the next phase of life with his partner… on a goat farm in upstate New York.

Ratings and reviews

The ups and downs of a regular couple. each one striving to make each other happy by having it all, if having a Mansion with a goats makes one happy. This is the green acres of our time.

I loved this book. I too, laughed out loud. I love their TV show and that is what lead me to purchase this book and it too, was fantastic. I highly recomend it to anyone wanting a delightful read.

Really cool story of risking it all and in the end succeding. Good job boys

About the author

Josh Kilmer-Purcell is the bestselling author of the memoir I Am Not Myself These Days and the novel Candy Everybody Wants, and the star of Planet Green's documentary television series The Fabulous Beekman Boys. He and his partner, Brent Ridge, divide their time between Manhattan and the Beekman Farm.