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My Gentle Barn

Creating a Sanctuary Where Animals Heal and Children Learn to Hope

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My Gentle Barn

By: Ellie Laks
Narrated by: Hillary Huber
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Founder Ellie Laks started The Gentle Barn after adopting a sick goat from a run-down petting zoo in 1999. Some 200 animals later (including chickens, horses, pigs, cows, rabbits, emus, and more), The Gentle Barn has become an extraordinary nonprofit that brings together a volunteer staff of community members and at-risk teens to rehabilitate abandoned and/or abused animals. As Ellie teaches the volunteers to care for the animals, they learn a new language of healing that works wonders on the humans as well.

My Gentle Barn weaves together the story of how the Barn came to be what it is today with Ellie's own journey. Filled with heartwarming animal stories and inspiring recoveries, My Gentle Barn is a feel-good account that will delight animal lovers and memoir listeners alike.

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" My Gentle Barn is a wonderful book. You'll love Ellie Laks and the animals she rescued - and who rescued her back." (Sy Montgomery, The Good Good Pig)
Inspirational Journey • Heartwarming Stories • Golden Voice • Beautiful Narration • Life-changing Message
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Great book! Such an amazing woman that followed her dream and created a wonderful organization!

Loved it!

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Laks’ story is heartfelt and at times heartbreaking. I cried in several places. The narrator, Hillary Huber, gives the story warmth and grace, her golden voice leading me gently through the tough spots. I’m a beginner at being a vegetarian. My goal now is a vegan diet. Thanks, ladies. Can’t wait to visit The Gentle Barn.

This book has changed my diet!

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I listened to this book faithfully each morning, and often had difficulty pulling myself away. I found myself relating to the author, who was taught from a young age that her interests and goals were silly and impractical. Yet, she persevered and allowed the universe her to assist her, as she determinedly nursed injured animals and created a sanctuary for them. That she motivated herself and worked past her discouragements, I found inspiring. The author's stories of neglected and abused farm animals, and tales of rescued veal calves, ultimately led me to become a vegetarian -- and to limit my consumption of milk products (since it's dairy cows that ultimately produce veal calves). The author was successful where others had not been -- she convinced me to act upon my feelings.

I'm now a vegetarian

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The love Ellie feels, one can feel it with the narration. This is very stimulating and motivating for readers who plan on following on her footsteps. Beautiful book, beautiful narration. I cried and laughed with her all along.

Lifechanging

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I enjoyed reading the story of Ellie and Gentle Barn. So much to relate to🥹I hope I can meet Ellie in person one day💚

Highly recommend

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Engrossing and Impossible to put down! What a wonderful, true story. Inspirational. A must for any animal lover.

Exceptional Book

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The book was very well written. I loved all the heart warming and touching stories. I love how positive I felt after finishing reading the book. I must read!

Wonderful!

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Ellie and Jay are so inspirational and amazing. There is hope for the world because of people like them. You’ll love this book!

Such a great inspiring book

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I finished the book in four days. Normally only listen to book while I run, found myself listening to this book all the time. Ellie Laks is my hero, what a warrior. Thank you Ellie for what you do. The book was funnie. Sad. But more than that, left me hopeful.

My heart feels warm and hopeful

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I loved the premise and admire the work she does with animals, but the book is simply written and doesn't include a lot of descriptive detail as is often given in other books.

very simply written

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