title: Hens and Chickens
author: Wixson, Jennifer
description: Set in the mythical town of Sovereign, Maine (pop. 1,048),
  Hens and Chickens
   follows the story of two women downsized by corporate America (Lila Woodsum, 27, and Rebecca Johnson, 48) who move to Maine to raise chickens and sell organic eggs --and discover more than they bargained for, including romance! A little tale of hens and chickens, pips and peepers, love and friendship,
  Hens and Chickens
   administers to readers Ralph Waldo Emerson's
  certain cordial exhilaration
   much like the ethereal mist that rises up from Sovereign's Black Brook.
   The 1st in a three-novel series (
  The Sovereign Series
  ) by Maine farmer and itinerant Quaker minister Jennifer Wixson,
  Hens and Chickens
   introduces lovable and unforgettable characters such as Wendell Russell, the old chicken farmer, and the town's beloved retired music teacher, Miss Hastings, whose pet chicken Matilda accompanies the little group of friends on a picnic to the Millett Rock.
  Simple, powerful, enchanting -- if the town of Sovereign doesn't exist, it should!