The Good Good Pig:
The Extraordinary Life
of Christopher Hogwood
Sy Montgomery
Ballantine Books, reprint April 2007
Let me preface this review by mentioning that of late I rarely finish a book, so be assured The Good Good Pig is short and easy to read.
The Good Good Pig is a biography written by naturalist and author Sy Montgomery, who lives in rural New Hampshire. As a pig lover, the title of this book was enough to entice me.
The book follows the life of pig Christopher Hogwood, who is rescued as a sickly runt by Sy and her husband and kept as a pet. The story goes beyond Hogwood’s life to touch on the difficulties of marriage between people of different faiths, compassion, dealing with loss, and the ability of pets to assist in emotional and physical healing. (A bonus: eight pages of color photos of Hogwood and some of his friends.)
Sy Montgomery's writing is light and interesting. I found it difficult at times to keep the many characters, all friends of Hogwood, straight. But it was pleasant to be transported to Montgomery’s small New Hampshire town, and by the end of the book I felt that its residents were my neighbors.
Overall, I would recommend this story to animal lovers and small scale farmers trying to live close to the land. This is truly heartwarming story of the love between a woman and her pet.
--Reviewed by Tonya M.
Tonya M. lives on her own piece of lovely land in Greene County, PA, with two sweet daughters and an enchanting willow tree. When she's not fending off deer, she's either reading to her girls or working as a physician's assistant at the college health center.
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