Product Description

Based on his perennially popular column in the Sunday Post, the author describes life and work on his 700-acre hill farm in south-west Scotland. He is helped in his endeavours by Cha and Big Tam, two unforgettable characters. A warm and witty read, Duncan's love of the land and his animals shines through on every page.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #192898 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-25
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Sunday Post
"His stories have enchanted readers for fifteen years."

The Scotsman
"A hill farmer's life and how to tell it."

Farmer's Guardian
"A must-read . . . unique."

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful Read
This is a really interesting book, which takes you right into the heart of the job. The trials and tribulations of looking after a hill farm are brought to you as if you were really there. Written well, interspersed with humour throughout. His love for the animals and the environment comes through right through the book.
Well done Tom!

It's magic!
This book gives you a real feeling about what it's like to live on a Scottish hill farm. It takes you through the highs and the lows in an entertaining yet unsentimental style. It also documents a changing world, indeed a world which might not exist for much longer. This is a great book for those intersted in gaining an insight into the isolated lives of farmers who are struggling to cope with the ever-increasing demands of the politicians and the falling profits from their livestock. So is Tom Duncan just another moaning farmer? Quite the opposite: he accepts his lot and recognises that change is inevitable. He quotes Spike Milligan: "everyone's got to be somewhere". And there are a lot worse places to be than a Dumfriesshire hill farm.