{"product_id":"9781844884230","title":"Queen of the Ploughing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The embodiment of the spirit of rural Ireland'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna May McHugh's name is synonymous with 'the Ploughing' - the annual Championships of the National Ploughing Association. The event is the biggest outdoor agricultural show in Europe and Anna May is the driving force behind its spectacular growth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnna May now tells her story. Her description of growing up as part of a large family in rural County Laois is an evocative and affectionate account of an Ireland that is now gone. But in her account of how she went from being a secretary of the Ploughing Association, her first job, to becoming - to her own amazement - its managing director twenty years later is a story of leadership and people skills that are very much of the twenty-first century. Anna May was truly ahead of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill living in County Laois, close to where she grew up, and now in her eighties, Anna May still runs the multi-million euro operation from her home, alongside her daughter, Anna Marie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueen of the Ploughing\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating read, full of warmth, lively stories and Anna May's sharp observations. And it's not just about Anna May's life, but is also a celebration of the best of Irish life over eight decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165689856240,"sku":"9781844884230","price":28.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781844884230_p0.jpg?v=1763744131","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781844884230","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}