Wiggly Barstool

In this companion volume to Wobbly Barstool, Wobbly’s dynamic, mercurial son Wiggly seeks to promote veganism in Edwardian Britain while matching wits with a scampish Irish baronet.

Tiring of his photographic portraitist profession as of many other brief careers, an enterprising and ever-restless Edwardian Englishman, Wiggly Barstool, travels to Ireland accompanied by his self-effacing cousin Sebastian. The two there seek “The Miracle of Tipperary”, a cow fabled to bear the perfect likeness of a shamrock on its flank. Their quest brings them in contact with Fiona, an ethereal animal-rights enthusiast, and Lucy, a spirited American zoologist. The four team up to advance the principles of “strict vegetarianism” and animal liberation, cinematically employing the unusual cow as a poster child, and putting themselves at odds with Sir Patrick O’Dell, a brilliant rascal determined to thwart them. Adventure, romance, mystery, and psychological analysis await in this droll turn-of-the-century romp.

Jane Lowy is the teetotaling author of Wobbly Barstool and Wiggly Barstool. She loves all living things, especially her husband and son, and dares to be vegan even though she lives in Texas.