The Shepherd's Life - brilliant!

[EmGee]

Has anyone read this? By James Rebanks. Just finished and couldn't put it down. Such a brilliant read and you don't need to know a lot about sheep to enjoy it!

[MermaidofZennor]

DH has just read this and enjoyed it very much. It's on my tbr pile now :)

[susannahmoodie]

I read this last weekend. I'm finding I'm enjoying this type of nature writing genre atm. I loved the way he wanted to portray the Lake District from the point of view of the people who live and work there rather than the romantic ideal.

[MiddleAgeMiddleEngland]

Read it twice, it's brilliant. We go to the Lake District a lot and it's made me think of it in a different way.

His twitter blog is very good, too.

[lk26]

I live near James Rebanks and see him out and about. Loved the book too. Need to read the Herdwick book next when it comes out in paperback.

[cressetmama]

Isn't it wonderful? Loved it so much that when I finished, I went right back to the beginning to re-read it, than sent it to my mum, who has done the same! Also thought it was a marvellous view on education and how it affects people.

I believe my mum is going to suggest it to her book group; for which she feels slightly intellectually under-powered, despite being better read than 95% of the population.

[cressetmama]

lk26 please say to JB that his book is my book of the year!

[lk26]

Will do. He had just had his book made into a play at the theatre by the lake in keswick. Using puppet sheep. Sadly sold out really quick so missed it

[annandale]

Yeah I really liked it and passed it straight to dh. I'd picked it up in a bookshop and read the bit about oxford which put me off a little but the book as a whole is beautiful and important.

[ShyGirlie]

Loved it. Also his second one. Follow him on instagram and twitter too