{"product_id":"diddly-squat-home-to-roost","title":"Diddly Squat: Home to Roost","description":"\u003cb\u003eIt's been another memorable year on Diddly Squat Farm - will the chickens finally come home to roost?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fans of Prime TV series \u003ci\u003eClarkson's Farm\u003c\/i\u003e will enjoy this companion'\u003c\/b\u003e IRISH TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWelcome back to Clarkson’s Farm.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo, that went well . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe spring barley crop failed.\u003cbr\u003eJust like the oil seed rape.\u003cbr\u003eAnd the durum wheat.\u003cbr\u003eThen the oats turned the colour of a hearing aid and the mushrooms went mouldy.\u003cbr\u003eFarming sheep, pigs and cows was hardly more lucrative. \u003cb\u003eJeremy\u003c\/b\u003e would be better off trying to breed ostriches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn 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 \u003cb\u003eLisa, Farm Manager Kaleb, Cheerful Charlie and Gerald\u003c\/b\u003e his Head of Security Jeremy knows he’s got the best. And it’s hard for a chap to feel \u003ci\u003etoo\u003c\/i\u003e gloomy about things when there’s a JCB telehandler, a crop-spraying hovercraft and a digger in the barn.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBecause as a wise man* once said, ‘there’s no man alive who wouldn’t have fun with a digger . . .’\u003cbr\u003e*Jeremy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e----\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for \u003c\/u\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cu\u003eClarkson's Farm\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu\u003e:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . It pains me to say this'\u003c\/b\u003e GUARDIAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Shockingly hopeful'\u003c\/b\u003e INDEPENDENT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here'\u003c\/b\u003e TELEGRAPH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Quite lovely'\u003c\/b\u003e THE TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber 1 \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, October 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46160153510065,"sku":"9781405972253","price":22.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Couverture rigide","offer_id":46160153542833,"sku":"9780241728192","price":45.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Livre numérique Kobo","offer_id":46160153575601,"sku":"50499375-58d0-30d2-a85b-74dd813de1ba","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_5042d417-ee81-40ee-b2ad-66e4de798ac9.jpg?v=1763714739","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/diddly-squat-home-to-roost","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}