My Farming Life, Emma Gray
My Farming Life, Emma Gray
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My Farming Life
Tales from a shepherdess on a remote Northumberland farm

Author: Emma Gray

Narrator: Helen McAlpine

Unabridged: 8 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/29/2021


Synopsis

AS SEEN ON BBC TWO'S HIT TV-SHOW 'THIS FARMING LIFE'

'A heartwarming tale of life on the land' Alan Titchmarsh

'There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all it's warm, insightful and inspiring' Helen Skelton

'Will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation' Jimmy Doherty

'Uplifting, charming and beautifully written' Adam Henson

Emma Gray was just twenty-three when she moved to an isolated farm in Northumberland, becoming Britain's youngest solo shepherdess. In the seasons that followed, Emma fell in love with its rolling fields, surrounding forest and sturdy farmhouse, tending her sheep and training her dogs - and even found romance.

But when Emma finds herself suddenly alone again, heartbroken and recovering from a serious accident, she wonders if her isolated existence is still such a sensible idea. Even if she recovers, how could she make a proper living on Fallowlees Farm?

In her heartwarming book, Emma tells the story of how she picked herself up and expanded her cattle herd, added more horses to her menagerie, and became one of the country's most successful breeders and trainers of Border Collies - unexpectedly discovering true love and lasting happiness along the way.

Written with warmth and humour, My Farming Life is a joyous celebration of nature and community, and a delight for anyone who's ever dreamed of living closer to the countryside.

About Emma Gray

Emma Gray is a young shepherdess who has lived on the National Trust farm Fallowlees in Northumberland for ten years, joined by her husband Ewan and their baby Len. She is a record-breaking trainer of sheepdogs, and competes in trials with her own dogs. Emma has starred in ITV's celebrity shepherding contest FLOCKSTARS, BBC One's COUNTRYFILE and BBC Two's THIS FARMING LIFE.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tanja on May 30, 2023

I enjoyed this story of Emma and her life as the tenant of an isolated farm. She is just 23 years old or so when the book begins and more than ten years are covered. It covers love and loss, a lot of dogs, unreliable farm equipment and economic issues.......more

Goodreads review by Fortytwo on September 25, 2021

Excellent reflections on her farming life so far, hard to put down, every chapter leaves you wanting to know what happened next. Really hoping she keeps on writing, will be waiting for next volume.......more

Goodreads review by Christie on January 28, 2023

I read Emma Gray's first book and sort of became infatuated with her and her beautiful lifestyle -- just her and her sheepdogs waaaaay out in the rugged British countryside (a place where I would absolutely never ever want to live, but I love reading about it). So naturally I wanted to read the foll......more

Goodreads review by Ute on May 04, 2021

I loved reading Emma‘s second book. I cried, I laughed and remembered vividly the times I spent at German and New Zealand sheep farms. Working sheep was a real joy for me. Watching working collies made me happy. Emma is a great writer and I really wondered when she‘s found the time to write. Farm wor......more

Goodreads review by Idgy on July 24, 2021

A light and easy read, filling in some of the gaps between her first book and appearances on 'This Farming Life'.......more


Quotes

There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all [this book] is warm, insightful and inspiring. Thank you to Emma for encouraging us to embrace nature, even at its most brutal. A joy and an inspiration in equal measure.

A heartening tale of life on the land

Emma is a force of nature - at once combining a tender and enduring love for the natural world with a fierce and unwavering determination to carve out a life from the land. A heartening and inspirational tale, told with warmth, affection and good humour, this book will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation.

Emma's conversational writing style makes wonderfully easy reading This is England