Book Synopsis:
Jack Fogel had always wanted to work in TV, not run the family business. He thought he’d escaped, until his father’s heart attack saddled him with Fogel’s Kosher Chickens, an operation built by his grandfather and mired in the past. Years later, his wife is long gone, his two teenage daughters perpetually disappointed and his mother insistent that he fund her expensive lifestyle. Even worse, he finds himself at war with business rival Lionel Gutterman, a former employee now prepared to use the most unethical tactics to exact revenge. Lonely and miserable, he meets Sonia Lewis on a blind date. When she reveals she owns a vegan cafe, Jack panics and doesn’t quite tell the truth about what he does. As their relationship blossoms, the lie becomes more difficult to sustain. With increasingly unpredictable attacks from Lionel, he faces personal and professional destruction unless he works out how the truth can save him. Chicken Wars is a romantic comedy about the conflicts we must overcome to accept who we are. For Jack, the prize is love or poultry. Can it be both?
My Review:
Chicken Wars is a very funny, intriguing read with some amazing characters.
Firstly I absolutely loved the main character Jack who seemed such a lovely character who is doing his best to keep his family’s chicken business running. He is a very real character and I liked that we go on a journey with him as he comes up with lots of interesting ideas to try to save the family business. Along the way he makes a lot of wrong decisions which endeared him more to me and I think helped me to get to know him better as the reader is given an insight into how he thinks.
It’s been a long time since a book has made me laugh as much as this one did. The author just has such a great way of describing a situation which combined with some of Jack’s ideas made for some very funny moments. As well as the family business Jack has fallen for the lady who runs the vegan cafe though she’s not impressed with Jack’s job of killing chickens. Will Jack be able to juggle both the business and his love life? Well I’m not going to spoil anything for you but I’d highly recommend you read this fabulous book to find out!
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to the publisher for my copy of this book.
About The Author:
Adam read English at university and wondered if he would ever be able to write a book rather than just read one. He dabbled with performing and even wrote a show but abandoned any dreams of creative glory to get a job instead.
The next thirty years were spent in an advertising career trampling on those that got in his way whilst enjoying lots of long lunches. He learnt everything there was to know about selling dog food, toilet paper and the small print on a mortgage ad. Serious stuff.
Undeterred, he wanted to find out in his middle-age dotage if he could still write. Fortunately, the desire to produce something entertaining still burnt strong, even if he no longer knew how to hold a pen.
For the last few years, Adam has written essays and articles on the foibles of our working lives. His first novel ‘The Curious Rise of Alex Lazarus’ was published in 2021 and ‘Chicken Wars’ is out in May 2023.
Married to a wonderful wife for thirty years, she is his business partner and most uncritical fan. His three children are sadly less forgiving.
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