A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess - Hardcover

Owen, Amanda

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0283072415 ISBN 13: 9780283072413

Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

From bestselling author Amanda Owen come more tales of life at Ravenseat, the remote Yorkshire hill farm she shares with husband Clive, eight children and 900 sheep. In A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess she describes the age-old cycles of a farming year and the constant challenges the family faces, from being cut off in winter to tending their flock on some of Yorkshire's highest, bleakest moors - land so inaccessible that in places it can only be reached on foot.

Writing with her trademark warmth and humour, Amanda takes us into her life as nine-year-old Miles gets his first flock, Reuben takes up the flugelhorn and she gives birth to a new baby girl. She is touched by the epic two-day journey of a mother sheep determined to find her lamb and gives a new home to an ageing and neglected horse. Meanwhile Clive is almost arrested on a midnight stakeout to catch a sheep-rustling dog and becomes the object of affection for a randy young bull. Funny, poignant and charming, A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess is a must for anyone interested in the countryside and those who farm it.

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Review:

Amanda Owen is like a breath of fresh air. Amanda's life is one of old-fashioned values, hard graft and plenty of love. She, like her life, is extraordinary. (Ben Fogle)

This is the captivating story of life on the highest farm in the north Yorkshire Dales . . . the mum-of-eight told the story of leaving behind an urban life in last year's The Yorkshire Shepherdess. This book is even better. (Sun)

A really lovely, lyrical story of the ups and down of their lives. (Daily Mail)

Book Description:

The further adventures of Amanda Owen as she juggles farming life with the demands of family on her remote Yorkshire farm.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0283072415
• ISBN 13: 9780283072413
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352