The New York Times bestseller and International Phenomenon
One of the Top Ten Books of 2015?? Michiko Kakutani?? The New York Times.
"'s bloody marvelous." - Helen Macdonald?? New York Times bestselling author of H IS FOR HAWK
"aptivating... 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
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd?? who was the first son of a shepherd himself?? his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations?? further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand. It hasn't changed for hundreds of years: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the grueling toil of winter