{"product_id":"9780998534800","title":"Luck Be A Chicken: A Comic Novel","description":"Luck Be A Chicken won for the author Georgia Author of the Year in the humor category. The Judge described the novel: \"The wit is reminiscent of Mark Twain. The book is a must-read for all those who enjoyed the Jeff Foxworthy series, 'You Might be a Redneck.'\"Butterbean and Ruby Sweat, heads of a comical, fantastically redneck southern family, are trapped in generational poverty and facing a gut-wrenching crisis -- how to quickly raise money for their baby daughter's clubfoot operation lest she be a cripple for life.Memorable characters swarm the pages. Slob extraordinaire Bean sails through life as trailer park philosopher, clown prince, and champion of his fellow chicken plant workers. He loves beer, pickup trucks, NASCAR, fishing, and deer hunting. Ruby styles in her leopard leotard at her beauty parlor, Ruby's Curl Up 'N Dye, plopped inside an abandoned Airstream trailer connected to their singlewide. Patrons regale in good-natured gossip swapping, banter, and laughter.Dark forces and conflict loom in the form of Bean's nemesis, Calvin Butler, the unscrupulous and evil chicken plant owner who inherits the reins of the family business. Enter Butler's seedy, drug-clouded world of corporate and personal greed and corruption as it spins out of control. Company funds for modernization and sanitation pay for Butler's private jet forays and posh hunting lodge. Tensions with USDA Inspectors escalate and his lawyers fight to hold government hounds at bay. Blackmail becomes a business strategy. The flashpoint occurs when Bean suspects a salmonella cover-up then faces the dilemma of a lifetime. Bean calls his traffic court judge cousin. Next morning, a fleet of black FBI Suburbans swarms the plant. Will Butler face justice?Southern Baptist forces weave through the Sweat's lives. Bean doubts God's existence but Ruby the Baptist shines the light. Luck Be A Chicken is hilarious and heartbreaking southern fried chicken fiction; satire flavored with a bit of farce. The Sweat family pathos is tragic, yet comedic. Bean's heroism and viewing life through the lens of humor are their ultimate salvation, at least here on earth. 9780998534800 0998534803 342 BOOK  NOT_MATURE http:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/content?id=Zag-MQAACAAJ\u0026amp;printsec=frontcover\u0026amp;img=1\u0026amp;zoom=5\u0026amp;source=gbs_api en\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJameson Gregg|Mark Babcock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIgnatius Publishing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eMay 13, 2014\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e342 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e0998534803\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9780998534800\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ignatius Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48801361690929,"sku":"9780998534800","price":19.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9780998534800.jpg?v=1712853380","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9780998534800","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}