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A Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess
- Narrated by: Janine Birkett
- Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
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Summary
The Sunday Times bestseller full of inspiring tales of life as a shepherdess, by the star of More4's Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive & The Kids and Channel 5’s Our Yorkshire Farm.
From bestselling author Amanda Owen come more stories of life at Ravenseat, the remote Yorkshire hill farm she shares with husband Clive, eight children and 1,000 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-worrying 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.
'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
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- coot
- 13-08-21
Fantastic book
You feel as if you are walking along side Amanda. Makes me want to go up to the dales and see it’s wonders to behold.
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- Steve Black
- 16-05-19
Feel good listen
Heartwarming, homely, the way life should be lived, to the full with highs, lows, love and laughter together as a family.
Ideal for that feel good read.
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- Honeypot
- 28-07-21
Interesting Insights Into Farm and Family Life
Funny, informative and at times heartbreaking.
Not sure the narrator got the personality of Clive quite right though but can only go on what I saw on the series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-11-20
Amanda Owen. What a woman.
Second book I have listened to by Amanda. Really interesting,, inspiring lady. Definitely recommend.
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- Jan
- 26-10-21
Loved the story.
I enjoyed this as much as her first book, but would have preferred the original narrator.
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- Gemma moore
- 27-02-17
absolutely brilliant
I could not stop listening. it was absolutely brilliant.
I laughed and cryed. very well red
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- Sir Huffington Buzby
- 05-01-19
A must read for anyone interested in farming.
From start to finish it was a brilliant collection of stories, giving an insight into life on a tenant farm. At times I was laughing out loud to myself and this got me through several journeys from Kent to Wales. Amanda is truly an inspiration.
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- J. Mason
- 07-05-21
Entertaining and informative
Absolutely charming.
If you're a fan of the show then you'll love this too. Amanda knows her stuff and is funny with it. A great easy, atmospheric listen
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- Sarah Rackham
- 05-12-20
lovely book but terrible narators
loved listening to the story of this amazing family but just wish Amanda read them herself the narators of her books are not the best unfortunately
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- Ruth Wilshaw
- 20-02-20
Thoroughly enjoyable
After listening to the first book on Audible by Amanda Owen which had a different narrator, I found this one slightly more difficult to get into due to the change. I think it was because I enjoyed the first book so much I listened to them back to back. Once my brain adjusted to the different voice I was fine.
The story of a year in the life of Amanda and her family is a really wholesome and humorous insight into their lives. I literally was laughing out loud in places and in others tearing up. Amanda tells a beautiful tale.
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