The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James By James Rebanks

The author brings us into the daily life of the sheep farm with all its gory glory and stunning beauty. A wonderful read that will stick with me for a long while. The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James Excellent insight The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James Lauds the simple life, goes hard as anti academic, then becomes one, then bails back to the farm. An odd mixture of hypocrisy and consistency. Paints a beautiful romantic and exclusive picture of living and working close to the land. A story worth telling but it is a view The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James Arrived on time, great condition, carefully packed. Thanks The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James The book delivers what it promises: you get a clear picture of the practical challenges, and harsh realities, of making a living in a beautiful but sometimes forbidding landscape in order to continue ancient traditions and a way of life that the author believes is worth The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James

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I started reading this book, which was recommended to me by based on some other book I'd bought. I've learnt to take 's recommendations w/ a grain of salt over the years. But this one truly is a book that is bloody marvelous to quote Helen The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James In the modern world filled with people, smartphones and apps, James Rebanks writes about a world that has existed for thousands of years, which struggles to maintain its existence despite the encroaching urban world. How does one value a sense of place and integrate that The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James The book is firmly planted in 600 years of families working the land in the Lake District. Enjoyable reading. The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James Intended to be a gift, sticker on the back that left a sticky residue and it was bashed around during shipping in a box so that it looks used. To think started out selling books… The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James I really like the author’s life experience and choices leading him to farming. The writing style was a bit dry for me though. Still….commendable. The Shepherds Life: Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape , Rebanks, James