The Farm - Hardcover

Benson, Richard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0241142229 ISBN 13: 9780241142226

Publisher: Hamish Hamilton, 2005

Synopsis

'It was like being the village idiot with O-levels. I jack-knifed trailers, got outwitted by even the dimmest animals and was dragged through a hedge backwards on a tractor . . .' Richard Benson was never cut out for the family farm, but he returned from London when his dad had to sell up - and found that their shared loss was part of a profound change in rural life. 'In the house after the sale, dad gave a heavy raspy sigh and sank against my mum. Everything seemed to freeze for a moment as the clock kept ticking . . .'

About this title

Book Description:

A moving portrait of one family on the cusp of rural change. Benson writes with emotion, but without sentimentality. Abridged edition, read by the author.

About the Author:

Richard Benson is a former editor of The Face and has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK. This is his first book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0241142229
• ISBN 13: 9780241142226
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240