The cow book : a story of life on a family farm
Connell, John, 1986-2019
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Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds himself back on the farm and begins to learn the ways of the farmer and the way of the cows. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day - cleaning the outhouses, milking the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. But alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when depression takes hold, when an argument erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. 'The Cow Book' is the story of a calving season.
Main title:
The cow book : a story of life on a family farm / John Connell.
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Imprint:
London : Granta, 2019.
Collation:
277 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2018.
Awards:
An Post Irish Book Award Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2018; An RTEĢ Guide Book of the Year
ISBN:
9781783784189 (pbk)
Dewey class:
636.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
2761430
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