The Shepherds View, James Rebanks
The Shepherds View, James Rebanks
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The Shepherd's View
Modern Photographs From an Ancient Landscape

Author: James Rebanks

Narrator: Bryan Dick

Unabridged: 1 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/24/2017

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd’s Life, James Rebanks, comes a breathtaking book of photography and wisdom that chronicles an ancient way of living that deeply resonates in our modern world. With over eighty full color photographs The English Lake District comes into full focus: the sheep competitions of the spring, the sweeping pastures of the summer, beloved sheep dogs in the fall and the harsh snows of winter. A celebration of a way of life still very much alive, The Shepherd’s View is a poetic, and artistic achievement from one of England’s most celebrated new voices.

About James Rebanks

James Rebanks runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James works as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. The Shepherd's Life is his first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on October 24, 2016

This is a wonderful book about the real life on a farm with sheep. Beautiful photography flows through this book, the best is on page 27. A way of life that needs to last forever. Right! lunch is over, yeesh. THE ORIGINAL REVIEW Picked this up in the bookshop this evening spent a minute looking through......more

Goodreads review by Eva on February 11, 2022

Toto je neuveritelne milá, láskavá, vrúcna kniha. O ovciach. Je krásna.......more

Goodreads review by Alexandra on August 14, 2018

Táto kniha je krásna, vtipná, doplnená nádhernými fotografiami a rozprávač je fakt veľmi sympatický. Detailne približuje čitateľom pastiersky svet, svoje radosti aj starosti. Vďaka nemu sme o krok bližšie k prírode. Krása!......more

Goodreads review by Jason on January 26, 2016

A quick and easy read but a really great insight into the ins and outs of being a shepherd in the Lake District.. Some very surprising and unlikely rituals learnt and some wonderful photographs taken in... I got it as a Christmas present as I was staying up there and I'm so pleased I did now that I'......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on July 20, 2016

Let's get this out of the way: it's not God's Own Country (i.e. Yorkshire), but it's pretty close. Filled with quintessentially English countryside and more gems about real sheep-farming life, this is a wonderful keepsake book. There's a handy primer on Cumbrian vocabulary, the strange commands yelle......more

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Praise For James Rebanks and The Sehperd's View

A torrent of images, bare journal entries, and essayistic vignettes creates constant vistas of this place and its people.

“Captivating... A book about continuity and roots and a sense of belonging in an age that's increasingly about mobility and self-invention. Hugely compelling.”
- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, Ten Best Books of the Year

“It's bloody marvelous.”
- Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk

“Mr. Rebanks writes with loving eloquence about a kind of deep-rooted life that is all but lost in the developed world.”
- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and The Secret Chord

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