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Book SynopsisJack Fogel had always wanted to work in TV, not run the family business. He thought he'd escaped, until his father's heart attack saddled him with Fogel's Kosher Chickens, an operation built by his grandfather and mired in the past. Years later, his wife is long gone, his two teenage daughters perpetually disappointed and his mother insistent that he fund her expensive lifestyle. Even worse, he finds himself at war with business rival Lionel Gutterman, a former employee now prepared to use the most unethical tactics to exact revenge. Lonely and miserable, he meets Sonia Lewis on a blind date. When she reveals she owns a vegan cafe, Jack panics and doesn't quite tell the truth about what he does. As their relationship blossoms, the lie becomes more difficult to sustain. With increasingly unpredictable attacks from Lionel, he faces personal and professional destruction unless he works out how the truth can save him. Chicken Wars is a romantic comedy about the conflicts we must overcome to accept who we are. For Jack, the prize is love or poultry. Can it be both?
Trade Review‘A smart, darkly funny tale of love, destiny and the family ties that can occasionally threaten to throttle us.’ Sara Cox – BBC Radio 2 DJ & author; ‘Never was foul play so funny.’ Dylan Jones – ex-editor, GQ & author; ‘Free-range comedy. Poultry in motion!’ Dan Patterson – co-creator, Mock the Week; ‘Humorous and heart-warming. A great holiday read.’ Deborah Joseph – editor-in-chief, Glamour; ‘I woke up my very cross partner at 3:00 a.m. laughing. Adam Leigh has done it again – taken a rather unappetising premise and made it unputdownable.’ Jonathan Margolis – author & journalist; ‘Besides making me think hard about a chicken salad for supper, I laughed a great deal.’ Jenni Frazer – Jewish News;
