Up With The Lark
My Life On the Land
$38.08
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
26 April 2016
Summary
‘An evocative portrait of a forgotten period of Britain’s farming history… is an ode both to the soil, and those who have worked it alongside her’ Daily Telegraph
Joan Bomford wanted to be a farmer so much she always wore a tie like her dad. She ran away from school whenever she could to help him. As an 8 year-old she was the first person in the family to drive a tractor. No job was ever too tough for her. Now aged 83, she’s still as active, still driving tractors, still feeding the f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473626997 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1473626994 |
| Author: | Joan Bomford |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 26 April 2016 |
| Weight: | 179g |
| Dimensions: | 18mm x 128mm x 196mm |
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An evocative portrait of a forgotten period of Britain’s farming history… is an ode both to the soil, and those who have worked it alongside her.– Daily Telegraph
An evocative portrait of a forgotten period of Britain’s farming history… is an ode both to the soil, and those who have worked it alongside her. - Daily Telegraph
Joan Bomford
Joan Bomford, 83, who lives near Evesham in Worcestershire, has been farming since the 1930s. She continues to be very active on the farm today - driving tractors and feeding the animals. In 2015 she was named BBC Countryfile’s Farming Hero 2015.
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