The Farmers Wife, Helen Rebanks
The Farmers Wife, Helen Rebanks
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The Farmer's Wife
My Life in Days

Author: Helen Rebanks

Narrator: Esmée Cook

Unabridged: 8 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Horizon

Published: 09/19/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

"An exquisite love-letter to the goodness of the natural world, and to shepherding family, marriage, and a farm to health and prosperity." —Nick Offerman, award-winning actor, comedian, and writer
A heartfelt, unvarnished reflection on the power of domestic life.Helen Rebanks' beautifully written memoir takes place across a single day on her working farm in the Lake District of England. Weaving past and present, through a journey of self-discovery, the book takes us from the farmhouse table of her grandmother and into the home she now shares with her husband, James, their four kids, and an abundance of animals.With honesty and grace, Helen shares her life in days—sometimes a wonder and a joy, others a grind to be survived—weaving in stories that read like a well-written pastoral novel. The Farmer's Wife is a book about the love of life, the nourishing simplicity of everyday work, and sharing stories around a family table full of good food.Full of gentle wisdom, this book is an honest portrait of rural life and an authentic exploration of both the hard work and reward of keeping a home and raising a family—even though the job is often thankless and invisible.Also included are simple recipes and dozens of guilt-free "Survival Mode" meal ideas.About Helen and Her Farm:Along with her husband, James Rebanks (author of The Shepherd’s Life), Helen and her family work as a tight-knit team. Their farm has become globally important through their nature-friendly farming practices and has been a retreat for many, including actor and comedian Nick Offerman. The Rebanks host events regularly at the farm to share their expertise and encourage others to farm sustainably.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Penny on May 08, 2023

2.5 I feel bad for only giving this 2.5 although I have rounded up! Helen Rebanks is clearly a good woman who believes passionately in the farming life she leads with husband and fellow author James. Which leads me on to the question of would she have got this book published if she wasn’t married to......more

Goodreads review by Natasha on February 26, 2024

As a farmers wife this was painful to read and the recipes were often unrealistic. The story went off in all different directions and was hard to figure out where she was going and what the point was. Several parts ended and jumped around. She tried to throw in serious conditions (like postpartum) a......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on October 27, 2023

I thought this book sounded interesting before I realized that her husband was James Rebanks. I tried to read his book Pastoral Song and just could NOT get into it so I didn't read it. When I got this book in and realized it was by his wife I wasn't sure I would like it. But I started reading this o......more

Goodreads review by SukiG on January 03, 2024

Never have I read a book that so adequately captures the pressures of what it is like to be a regular woman. Not a CEO, not a movie star, not a New Age Princess, but a woman struggling with a shopping cart in the rain with 3 hungry children just picked up from school and the judgments of others in t......more

Goodreads review by Michael on September 03, 2023

This is a good autobiography and worth reading. But it is not mostly a story of a ‘farmers wife’. Rather this is mostly the story of a good and ordinary wife and mother, doing wife and mother things, loving and caring well, being terribly self conscious, occasionally being emotionally overwhelmed, t......more