Product Description

Best-selling writer Jimmy Buffett weaves an irresistible new tale---filled with colorful characters, wry humor, and the pursuit of a very clever pig.

When Southern belle Ellie McBride moves her twins from Vertigo, Tennessee to New York City, they wouldn't dream of leaving behind the family pig Rumpy. But the posh hotel where Ellie has found work (and living space) has "No Pets" writ large on its portal. So hiding Rumpy from the hotel staff---especially the ultra-carnivorous hotel chef, who would like nothing better than to transform their pet into pork roast---becomes imperative.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12139 in Books
• Published on: 2008-05-13
• Released on: 2008-05-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 256 pages

About the Author
Jimmy Buffett is the author of the national bestseller " A Salty Piece of Land" as well as"A Pirate Looks at Fifty,""Tales from Margaritaville," which was on the bestseller list for seven months, and the bestselling "Where Is Joe Merchant?." Buffett is also a singer and songwriter with many hit singles and legions of fans. He has his own record company, his own radio station, and chains of restaurants and stores. He lives on Long Island and in Florida.

Customer Reviews

Too Awful for Words
I had never read a Jimmy Buffett book before - and I vow to never do so again after this painful experience.

Two-dimensional characters, have seen better plots in George Corman movies. Think the movie "Dunston Checks In" done with a pig. And the pig is the main narrator.

I would never have finished this waste of paper if it had not been a book club selection. Even the woman who picked the book, a parrot-head, admitted it was bad.

Jimmy Buffett NOT at his best
I've read all of Jimmy Buffett's books. If your thinking this book "Swine Not" is going to be anything like the rest your WRONG.
Midway through the book you feel as if your reading a children's story. Not at all what I expected. Its not horrible, but I would borrow it, not buy it.

A light confection that leaves the reader amused and satisfied

Reviewed by Sandie Kirkland for RebeccasReads (7/08)

Things are a little weird in the McBride household. Ellie has just been hired as the dessert cook at Flutbein's Hotel, a top restaurant in New York City. That's too long a commute from Vertigo, Tennessee, so the family is packing up and moving to the city, where they'll live in the hotel. Maple and Barley are Ellie's twelve-year-old twins. Maple loves to design clothes and is a devotee of the top designer Karen Wu, while Barley is a first-rate soccer player. The twins' dad, Oliver, is out of the picture; a dreamer always following a new dream and occasionally dropping into their lives.

The family makes the move, and the kids get familiar with their new surroundings. Everything is working out except for one thing. This family comes with a pet pig, a one hundred and fifty pounder named Rumpy. Rumpy is pig non grata at the hotel, which has a prohibition against exotic pets. That means she must constantly be hidden away, and is trapped in the apartment. The family is on constant pins and needles, trying to keep her hidden away.

Unfortunately, Rumpy has a personal enemy. The head chef at the restaurant, Boucher, hates animals and can only conceive of them as his next dinner creation. How can the family protect Rumpy from Boucher? How will Ellie handle working for such a disagreeable sort? Will Maple and Barley fit into the social scene in New York City and their new school? Can Rumpy find her twin brother, Lukie, who is somewhere in the city?

Buffet handles all these situations deftly, spinning a light confection that leaves the reader amused and satisfied. This would be a great book for families to read together, perhaps as a nighttime story stretched over several weeks. It's a perfect traveling book, or just a great book to while away an afternoon in the backyard or at the local pool. I highly recommend it as an interesting, fun read for all.