One Girl And Her Dogs, Emma Gray
One Girl And Her Dogs, Emma Gray
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One Girl And Her Dogs
Life, Love and Lambing in the Middle of Nowhere

Author: Emma Gray

Narrator: Helen McAlpine

Unabridged: 7 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/07/2021


Synopsis

EMMA GRAY'S NEW BOOK 'MY FARMING LIFE' ('A HEARTWARMING TALE OF LIFE ON THE LAND' Alan Titchmarsh) IS OUT NOW

What happens when you swap 'I do' for pastures new?

When twenty-three-year-old shepherdess Emma Gray breaks off her engagement, the chance to take over an isolated Northumberland farm seems just the fresh start she needs. But while the beautiful scenery certainly offers plenty of scope for contemplation, a night out with an eligible bachelor soon seems more remote than the farm itself. And once you add fugitive sheep and freak blizzards into the mix, Emma's dreams of a happy future at Fallowlees Farm quickly begin to fade.

Throughout the long nights of lambing, the highs and lows of the local sheepdog trials and the day-to-day chores of maintaining a large, ramshackle farm, Emma's collies are her most loyal companions. With Bill, Fly, Roy and Alfie by her side, she'll never really be alone.

Emma's remarkable first year at Fallowlees - the triumphs, the disasters, the heartbreak and the glimmer of romance on the horizon - is an inspiration for anyone who has ever dreamt of changing their life and starting all over again.

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Readers love ONE GIRL AND HER DOGS:

'This is an amazing book, difficult to put down. A must for all thinking of living of the land, or looking to be inspired by a hard working courageous young woman'

'What a little gem of a book, I loved it. Emma has given us a little taste of her life in the remote Fallowlees Farm in Northumberland, her knowledge of lambing is just astonishing to me and her beautiful dogs are amazing, I must admit to shedding a tear now and then, but there was plenty to chuckle at too'

'An admirable book'

'Very entertaining and readable. A brave girl who made the decision to become a sheep farmer and farm in a lovely and lonely spot'

'This story is written in such a way that you feel you are actually on the farm and going through the trials too. Wonderful empathy with her dogs and an excellent storyteller'

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 Stephen on September 11, 2022

Choosing a rating can sometimes be a little hard. Some people give 4 stars for good books, and only 5 stars for truly exceptional. I give 5 for good books I really like, and put the exceptional ones in my category for 'dogs-favorite-books.' Then I put in details and just hope from them a person can......more

Goodreads review by Christie on November 20, 2021

If you REALLY want to know what it’s like to live out in the middle of nowhere (rural England, to be precise) and make a living farming (aka doing the toughest physical work you can think of and getting paid hardly anything for it, read this book. The author does a fantastic job of showing you the g......more

Goodreads review by Gordon McConnell on October 21, 2019

An independent spirt I bought this looking forward to a great read but a little disappointed although would still day it's a good read. Also the ending left one wishing for a better conclusion.......more

Goodreads review by Katie on March 07, 2022

I thought this was a fiction novel right up until I got to the end and then realised it was an autobiography. 😂......more

Goodreads review by Donna on January 26, 2020

I really enjoyed this book about the true life of Emma Gray, a shepherd in the north of England. It tells of her life starting out and how she gave us a settled life with her fiance' and decided to buy a farm, train dogs and go it alone for awhile. I thought the book was well written and I really ad......more