Crazy Farm by Adrian Barek — book cover
The debut novel by Adrian Barek

Crazy
Farm

Easy money. Hard choices. Crazy Farm.

After a brutal winter, a silver-tongued stranger rode into town — and nothing was ever the same. The Meyer farm went from struggling to flush overnight. Money grew on trees. Everyone celebrated the new era of easy plenty except Claudette: a farmer's daughter who rides hard, swings a hatchet, and trusts callused hands over a city man's slick talk. With her family divided and the world around her going crazy, she goes looking for the truth. What she finds may cost her everything she loves.

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"Like nothing I've read before. Couldn't put it down. Kept me on the edge of my seat to the end. Love a strong female main character."

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"A hard to put down read. The father daughter bond hits hard — pure love and devotion. This is a special book by a first time author, and I highly recommend it."

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The story

Part pioneer saga.
Part mystery. All heart.

Set in the late 1800s on the North American frontier, Crazy Farm is the story of the Meyer family — hardworking, proud, and suddenly very rich. When a stranger's miracle manure turns their struggling farm into an overnight sensation, most of the family is happy to enjoy the windfall. Claudette isn't most people.

A gripping adventure about a young woman who refuses to stop asking questions when everyone around her has stopped caring about the answers. For readers who love True Grit, Animal Farm, and stories where the protagonist earns every inch of the truth.

"Nothing worth having comes easy." — George Meyer
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The author

Adrian Barek

Adrian Barek grew up on a sailboat his father built, has lived in Canada, Czechia, and Costa Rica, and has visited over forty countries. Somehow he still found time to write a book.

Crazy Farm started as a bedtime story he made up for his eldest daughter. Five years later — after countless late nights, rink-side scribbles, and walks in the woods mulling maple syrup and frontier history — it became this.

When he's not writing, Adrian coaches hockey, runs creative storytelling projects with local kids, and is a dedicated husband and father of three. He is based in Ontario, Canada.

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