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The Sheep Stell, 9781472128621
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A woman’s pastoral Eden: courage, land, and a life lived profoundly.

The Sheep Stell

memoirs of a shepherd

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    8 April 2019

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Summary

The Sheep Stell: A Shepherdess’s Tale of Love and Land

‘One woman’s gloriously lyrical account of life and love as a shepherdess’ *MAIL ON SUNDAY*

‘Janet White’s unfailingly enjoyable book … taps into a widespread feeling that we have become cut off from the natural world’ *TLS*

‘An immensely enjoyable and heartfelt book: it makes you want to run for the hills’ *THE LADY*

With an introduction by Colin Thu…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472128621
ISBN-10:1472128621
Author:Janet White
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Constable
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:8 April 2019
Weight:230g
Dimensions:198mm x 126mm x 19mm
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Critics Review

Utterly enchanting; a fascinating story, beautifully written– Penny Junor, author of The Duchess: The Untold Story

A hymn to country solitude, lyrical, unpretentious and deeply felt - Colin Thubron

This is a strange and lovely book, and quiet as it is, it makes you gasp at the profoundly lived quality of the life it so modestly describes - Jenny Diski

A book to share or even fight over if necessary - Rosamund Young, author of The Secret Life of Cows

An extraordinary memoir … The Sheep Stell is pure joy, one of the most moving books I’ve read in a long time - Philip Marsden, author of Rising Ground

Utterly enchanting; a fascinating story, beautifully written - Penny Junor, author of The Duchess: The Untold Story

Janet White’s book should be compulsory reading - John Barrington, author of Red Sky at Night

About The Author

Janet White

Janet White is now in her eighties and continues to farm in the West Country, aided by a quad bike and her devoted Border Collie, Moss. She has seventy lambings, one marriage and a big family behind her.

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