With raw honesty and vulnerability, Rowdy Girl illuminates the realities of animal agriculture through tracing the author's journey from a poor upbringing to life as the wife of a Texas cattle rancher. Unable to reconcile the cruel realities of her husband Tommy's business, Renee King-Sonnen begins to question some of society's most basic assumptions about the animals we eat and the food systems we uphold. These questions spark a profound transformation-and a determination to save the very cattle her husband's livelihood depends on.
The couple's opposing worldviews lead to escalating conflict, pushing their marriage to the brink. Seeking support, King-Sonnen connects with online vegan communities and launches a secret Facebook diary, The Vegan Journal of a Cattle Rancher's Wife. With a growing following, she rallies support for an ambitious plan: buy Tommy's herd, take over the ranch, and transform it into an animal sanctuary. The suspense peaks in December 2014, when Tommy agrees to sell her the cattle for $30,000-if she can raise the funds before they're sent to slaughter.
More than a memoir, Rowdy Girl is a story of spiritual awakening and ethical transformation. It reveals the shared ground between ranchers and vegans-a commitment to compassion, tradition, and sustainability-while challenging the foundations of animal agriculture. Through her deeply personal journey, King-Sonnen invites readers to consider their own relationship with animals, the food they eat, and the possibility of living with greater compassion.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle Page
- Dedication Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Family and Friends
- 2 Jesus, God, and All Things Holy
- 3 Mine and Theirs
- 4 The Lost Years
- 5 Birth of a Honky-Tonk Queen
- 6 Ahimsa
- 7 Renée and Tommy
- 8 Rowdy Girl
- 9 Big Ag: The Three-Headed Snake
- 10 The Moment I Went Vegan
- 11 ’Til Death Do Us Part
- 12 Becoming a Cowgirl
- 13 Everyone Lied to Me
- 14 The Mad Cowgirl Meets the Mad Cowboy
- 15 The Showdown
- 16 The Sacred Bond of Violence
- 17 Tinseltown in Angleton
- 18 From Ranch to Rescue
- 19 Door Number Three
- 20 Who Hated on Us and Why?
- 21 Floods, Freezes, Heat Waves, and Droughts
- 22 New Land
- 23 Stormy’s Medical Treatment Facility
- 24 When Cows Are Down
- 25 I Love Chickens
- 26 Asha’s Controversy
- 27 The Himalayan Vegan Festival
- 28 A Tribute to Doogie and Danny
- 29 My First ThanksLiving
- 30 How 18,000 Cows Triggered My God Spot
- 31 The Birth of RAP: My Vision for the Future
- 32 Where We’ve Never Been
- Conclusion: A Call to Action
- Appendix: The Eight Limbs of Yoga
- Notes
- Resources
- Index
- About the Author
- Imprint
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