Paris Hilton
carries one around like a Chihuahua, while Posh and Becks own a pair.
The mini-pig, for reasons unknown, has become the latest celebrity
accessory, but what’s it really like to invite little livestock
into the living room?
Matt Whyman, a successful novelist, enjoys a quiet writer’s life
in the English countryside … until his career wife, Emma,
discovers the existence of a pig said to fit inside a handbag. She
believes not one but two would be a perfect addition to the already
diverse Whyman clan, which includes one wolf-like dog, a freaked-out
feline, their wild bunch of ex-battery chickens as well as four
challenging children. In reality, nobody could anticipate the trials
and misadventures two riotous, raucous little piglets could bring.
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From turning Whyman’s
office into a literal pigsty, stealing his spot on the family sofa to
trashing his neighbour’s garden while drunk on fermented apples,
Butch
and Roxi swiftly establish themselves as “animals of mass
distraction.”
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Funny,
touching and
endlessly entertaining, Oink charts the
battle of hearts, snouts and
minds between a family man and two mini-pigs. Will Butch and Roxi ever
settle down, or could their growing presence put the squeeze on Whyman
in ways he never thought possible?
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Oink
My
Life with Mini-Pigs
by Matt Whyman
Simon & Schuster, 2011
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