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In \u003ci\u003eA Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting 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. 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She is a farmer's wife and shepherdess, living alongside her husband Clive and seven children at Ravenseat, a 2000 acre sheep hill farm at the head of Swaledale in North Yorkshire. It's a challenging life but one she loves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Yorkshire Shepherdess\u003c\/i\u003e she describes how the rebellious girl from Huddersfield, who always wanted to be a shepherdess, achieved her dreams. Full of amusing anecdotes and unforgettable characters, the book takes us from fitting in with the locals to fitting in motherhood, from the demands of the livestock to the demands of raising a large family in such a rural backwater. Amanda also evokes the peace of winter, when they can be cut off by snow without electricity or running water, the happiness of spring and the lambing season, and the backbreaking tasks of summertime – haymaking and sheepshearing – inspiring us all to look at the countryside and those who work there with new appreciation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead more inspiring tales of life as a shepherdess with \u003ci\u003eA Year in the Life of the Yorkshire Shepherdess \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204442783922,"sku":"9781447251781","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781447251781_0a4c9b24-27f8-4c09-ad82-e1f0e86c2a74.jpg?v=1786020619"},{"product_id":"9781509852697","title":"Adventures Of The Yorkshire Shepherdess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Top 10 bestseller by\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e the star of More4's \u003ci\u003eOur Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive \u0026amp; the Kids\u003c\/i\u003e and Channel 5’s\u003ci\u003e Our Yorkshire Farm\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'With its fizzing energy and celebration of nature and community, this is perfect comfort reading for uncertain times' – \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmanda Owen loves her traditional life on her hill farm alongside her nine children and husband Clive. And, as readers of her previous bestsellers will know, every day at Ravenseat brings surprises. In \u003ci\u003eAdventures of the Yorkshire Shepherdess\u003c\/i\u003e Amanda takes us from her family’s desperate race to save a missing calf to finding her bra has been repurposed as a house martin’s nest, and from wild swimming to the brutal winter that almost brought her to her knees. As busy as she is with her family and flock though, an exciting new project soon catches her eye . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRavenseat is a tenant farm and may not stay in the family, so when Amanda discovers a nearby farmhouse up for sale, she knows it is her chance to create roots for her children. The old house needs a lot of renovation and money is tight, so Amanda sets about the work herself, with some help from a travelling monk, a visiting plumber and Clive. 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