02210cam a2200373 i 4500 229907583 TxAuBib 20150728120000.0 110131s2011||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2011003191 9781595586452 hbk. 1595586458 hbk. TxAuBib rda Walker, Alice, 1944- The chicken chronicles [Book] : sitting with the angels who have returned with my memories : Glorious, Rufus, Gertrude Stein, Splendor, Hortensia, Agnes of God, the Gladyses, & Babe / Alice Walker. New York : Distributed by Perseus Distribution, 2011. xv, 186 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "For the past several years, on a farm north of San Francisco, the celebrated writer Alice Walker has diligently cared for a flock of chickens. Over time, her blossoming relationship with 'her girls' developed in unexpected ways, becoming a source of inspiration, strength, and spiritual discovery. Her flock even helped Walker connect more profoundly with her own past as a girl in rural Georgia. The Chicken Chronicles is a record of this remarkable experience and an extraordinary document of personal discovery, political commitment, and the joys of relating to animals. Each of Walker's thirty-eight chronicles addresses her 'girls' directly, sometimes from the intimate proximity of her yard, other times at a great distance--from her journeys to Bali and Dharamsala as a witness and activist for peace and justice"--Page 2 of cover. 20150728. Walker, Alice 1944- Walker, Alice. Authors, American 20th century Biography. African American authors Biography. African American authors Biography. Chickens. Human-animal relationships California. Human-animal relationships California. Hühnerhaltung. American authors Biography. Autobiographie.