{"product_id":"9781804251904","title":"Skirly Crag : The shepherd, her dogs, the hill and the hare by Helen Percy","description":"Skirly Crag: a hill in the Scottish highlands, in the heart of which nestles a very special lochan.   Helen Percy's working life as a shepherd takes her away from her home in the lee of her beloved Skirly Crag for many months of the year.   Forget beribboned Bo-Peep dresses. Think instead unbecoming waterproofs, the same shirt worn for a week, jeans smeared with gobs of birth-fluid and mustard-coloured lamb-skitter. Calf-length crinoline gowns are so out of fashion for the modern shepherdess!Why do I do this job, I ask myself? Why am I up at sparrow's fart each day, with no days off, a pitiful rate of pay and bosses who are variously cantankerous, cussed or crazy?Then there is a rare day on the hill when the lark rises into the clear air above Skirly Crag, thrilling the glen with its reedy melody, and all is well with the world.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55206421037429,"sku":"9781804251904","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804251904_a8594aff-ba67-4ff7-a778-57892ff5eeb5.jpg?v=1748098511","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781804251904","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}