The Chook Book

On a sunburnt Australian farm, deep in the outback, a ruthless pecking order dominates the chook shed.

At the heart of this kingdom stands Reginald the Greatest Cock to Ever Live. A glorified alarm clock, a mad over-pecker of lower-ranked chooks. Resplendent with a crown-comb, an inflated ego, a talent for humiliation and a bloodstained stump he calls his throne.

Surrounding Reginald are his flock of sycophants, dreamers, schemers, philosophers and poor bastards searching for scraps, dignity and hope.

Darkly funny, gloriously rude, viciously sharp and uncomfortably familiar, this is the modern-day fable for our times. A tale about power, ego, fear and the dangerous moment when an entire system is pushed to the brink.