The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - A Love Story Author: | Language: English | ISBN:
B004LQ5N6U | Format: PDF
The Pioneer Woman: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels - A Love Story Description
"That's when I saw him-the cowboy-across the smoky room."
"I'll never forget that night. It was like a romance novel, an old Broadway musical, and a John Wayne Western rolled into one. Out for a quick drink with friends, I wasn't looking to meet anyone, let alone a tall, rugged cowboy who lived on a cattle ranch miles away from my cultured, corporate hometown. But before I knew it, I'd been struck with a lightning bolt... and I was completely powerless to stop it.
"Listen as I recount the rip-roaring details of my unlikely romance with a chaps-wearing cowboy, from the early days of our courtship (complete with cows, horses, prairie fire, and passion) all the way through the first year of our marriage, which would be filled with more challenge and strife-and manure-than I ever could have expected.
"This isn't just my love story; it's a universal tale of passion, romance, and all-encompassing love that sweeps us off our feet. It's the story of a cowboy.
"And Wranglers.
"And chaps.
"And the girl who fell in love with them."
- Audible Audio Edition
- Listening Length: 11 hours and 3 minutes
- Program Type: Audiobook
- Version: Unabridged
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Audible.com Release Date: February 1, 2011
- Whispersync for Voice: Ready
- Language: English
- ASIN: B004LQ5N6U
I have read The Pioneer Woman's blog for several years ago, and had read the entire "Black Heels" series that she posted on her website. There is very little new material, and at times it was tough slogging through the book, since I already knew the plot. I'm glad I borrowed it from the library rather than purchasing.
I felt that Ree spent way too much time knocking me over the head with the fact that she had a privileged upbringing. I started to lose interest in her blog for the same reasons. I get that she lived on a golf course. I get that she spent a lot of time at the country club. Although Ree claims to have given it all up to be a "pioneer woman", it's clear that she is still very, very attached to labels and affluence. She did not change as much as she thought. Throughout the book she drops brand names every chance she gets. I did not need the constant reminders that she owned Ann Klein straight-leg jeans. I didn't need to know that the leggings she wore to go jogging on the golf course came from Gap. I wondered at times if companies paid for product placement in her book...maybe she's just setting it up for when the movie is made. Anyone who reads her website knows that she still buys expensive products despite her "rough" life on the ranch, so the name-dropping in the book seems particularly gratuitous.
The new material that was not previously found on her blog can be summed up as follows: barfing. At least it felt like that was the only thing she talked about. So much so, that I actually dreamt about being sick to my stomach a few nights after finishing the book and woke up the next day feeling queasy. I guess she was trying to emphasize how disastrous the honeymoon was, but it didn't really work.
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