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The Sheep Stell: A Life with Sheep
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Product Description
This title presents an account of Janet White's life as a shepherd, islander, smallholder and hill farmer. Throughout her life she has always tended sheep - first as a young girl in The Cheviots, then on an uninhabited island off New Zealand with a bonfire as her only means of communication with the mainland. After a brutal attack she was forced to leave her island and returned to England, where she married, became a smallholder in Sussex and finally bought a hill farm in Somerset. Underpinning this account is the author's attachment to the land and her total commitment to combine the principles of conservation with successful farming. "The Sheep Stell" was first published in 1991 by the Sumach Press, an imprint of Random House. After sixty lambings, one marriage and a big family, Janet White continues to farm in the West Country and updates her rural life in this new edition.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #4000027 in Books
- Published on: 2009-04-22
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This is a strange and lovely book, and quiet as it is, it makes you gasp at the profoundly lived quality of the life it so modestly describes. Jenny Diski, The Independent A hymn to country solitude, lyrical, unpretentious and deeply felt. Colin Thubron, Books of the Year, Sunday Telegraph A gentle but intelligent informative read. Scotland on Sunday A remarkable and enthralling autobiography, expertly told. The Sheep Farmer Absolutely loved this book. The story of a life of enormous integrity, which is so rare these days. Serene yet exciting. Gail Huganir, USA My favourite book, beautifully written and inspirational. Barbara Baker. Journalist"
