{"product_id":"thirty-thousand-bottles-of-wine-and-a-pig-called-helga-a-not-so-perfect-tree-change","title":"Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga: A not-so-perfect tree change","description":"\u003cb\u003eSharply observed, funny and poignant, a tree-change story with a twist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Never before have I felt the responsibility for someone’s tree change … Todd and Jeff’s ups and downs made me laugh out loud, and “\u003ci\u003everjuice schmerjuice\u003c\/i\u003e” says it all’ \u003cb\u003eMaggie Beer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce I was the poster boy for corporate success, but now I’m crashing through the bush in a storm in search of a missing pig. How the hell did we end up here?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Todd and Jeff have had enough of the city. Sick of the daily grind and workaday corporate shenanigans, they throw caution to the wind and buy 100 acres in the renowned Hunter Valley wine region, intent on living a golden bucolic life and building a fabulous B\u0026amp;B, where they can offer the joys of country life to heart-weary souls.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Todd will cook, Jeff will renovate. They have a vineyard, they can make wine. They have space, they can grow their own food. They have everything they need to make their dreams come true.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e How hard can it be?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This joyously honest account will make you laugh till it hurts, and you’ll shed more than a few tears … it’s \u003ci\u003eThe Birdcage\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eA Country Practice\u003c\/i\u003e’ \u003cb\u003eBradley Trevor Greive AM\u003c\/b\u003e, internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Day Book\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePenguin Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Every man, woman and child on earth has toyed with this fantasy. Todd and Jeff are living the dream. And have not murdered each other ... yet’ \u003cb\u003eStephan Elliott\u003c\/b\u003e, writer and director of \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘This book has it all – humour, heart, wine and crazy animals ... A rollicking read for anyone looking to shake things up a little in their lives’ \u003cb\u003eRachael Johns\u003c\/b\u003e, internationally bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Funny and heart-warming’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Canberra Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Hilarious and inspiring’ \u003cb\u003eBetter Reading\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46083561029823,"sku":"9781760855161","price":24.74,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0614\/1689\/8751\/files\/87218-96cc2f3c389d2cca4c81c173f1707632f8e9f29ed5d723b776bfb66a45435025.jpg?v=1787598611","url":"https:\/\/www.popweasel.co.nz\/products\/thirty-thousand-bottles-of-wine-and-a-pig-called-helga-a-not-so-perfect-tree-change","provider":"Pop Weasel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}