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Enough Feathers to Fly

A farm memoir told in stories, letters, and journals.

Natalie Gould spent decades searching for a place to belong. She finally finds it—a farm beside her grandparents’ land in Sonoma County, California.

With her misanthropic cat she sets out to build the sanctuary she’d always imagined. She plants an orchard. She broods chicks in her bathroom. She attempts to herd cows.

She settles into a familiar rhythm tied to land, family, and neighbors, and the quiet magic of observing everyday life.

Then, massive wildfires break her refuge open. A debilitating nervous system disorder triggered by a Covid infection follows, forcing her not just to rebuild her health, but to rebuild her way of being.

Aided by the creatures who accompany her, she eventually finds a hope that lives alongside life's mud, muck, and ash.

Gould's contemplative reflections and humorous narratives take herself and the world seriously and guffaw at it all in the same breath. Enough Feathers to Fly is a story about coming home to yourself and learning to love an unpredictable world.

Natalie Gould is a coach, storyteller, and retreat leader residing in Sonoma County, California. She spent 13 years as CFO of a small multinational, and once worked as a scenic painter. Her love of food and cooking expanded during nearly four years living in Italy. She has wrestled sheep in Scotland as well as California. Enough Feathers to Fly is her first book.