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Up with the Lark
- My Life on the Land
- Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
- Length: 7 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
Joan Bomford, BBC Countryfile's Farming Hero of 2015, has lived all her life in the lush, rolling countryside of the Vale of Evesham, where cows graze the water meadows of the River Avon and modern life seems far away.
Farming is in Joan's blood. Generations of her family have worked the land, and in Up with the Lark, Joan tells us with warmth, wit and great insight what it's been like to live through an era of such enormous change. Now aged 83, Farmer Joan is still active, making hay, feeding the farm's beef cattle, and running the riding school that she dreamed of as a child.
A natural storyteller, Joan Bomford shares many heartwarming and magical events - like the elephant who came to stay and the gentle tricks played on the evacuees who refused to eat her mother's rabbit stew. Yet her life has not been one long rural idyll - Joan watched helplessly as her cattle were swept away in a sudden flood and witnessed the night sky alight with the German bombing of Coventry - and latterly she's had to deal with family tragedy.
Up with the Lark is a portrait of a forgotten era and a celebration of the qualities that make Joan Bomford an inspiration to us all: her passion for the land, a love of family and a determination to make the most of life.
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- vdott
- 17-01-24
Thank you Joan
Thank you for sharing your life story with me, it’s the best book I’ve ever listened too!
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- Darren Ryan
- 19-12-20
great read
I love this book and love the feck nothing is sugar coated, it's a must read or listen to in my case
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- MRS K
- 24-10-19
Delightful Journey
Thank you Joan for sharing your life. I have been thoroughly captivated by your life's story. Narrator added to the visualization of your world.
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- therese patterson
- 05-01-20
brilliant
what an insperational lady loved this amazing story. i would love to have known Joan and could listen to her tales all day long. Just Brilliant.
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- Henry Barnard
- 17-02-19
fantastic
it made me think of my own parents life in farming and beyond. an incredibly moving book by an inspirational woman whose I should love to meet.
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- Sean P Hutley
- 25-05-16
Inspiring read
My favourite audible book so far. It was a delight to listen to and the narrator was perfect for the part, so well read.It was inspiring to hear of Joan's life as a farmer and although not an easy one a truly happy life. Cannot praise this book enough it is like listening to the tales of your favourite grandma, a warm and friendly experience.
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- Kit Sinclair
- 12-02-22
a good listen
I learned a lot about farming in southern England post war and thereafter and enjoyed the read
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- Maebel
- 06-08-19
Up with the Lark
I enjoyed this book enormously. Thoroughly entertaining. The best book I have read for years and one that I will listen to again and again. The narration was perfect and fitted the story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-12-19
A LADY WHO WORKED AND LIVED BY EXAMPLE
This is my second read and I enjoyed as much this time as the first time.
A very enjoyable read.
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- Alistair B.
- 04-05-16
delightful story of a remarkable woman.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
If you are interested in English farming, survival of the farmers over the years and a glimpse back in to how life used to be more simple then this is the book for you.
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loved every moment of this book, i actually looked forward to the commute just so i could put my headphones back on. It was a charming story mixed with the struggles in the past. Life as it used to be when times were simple, low tech and when people had better values. . A moving story and a remarkable woman.
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