Till the Cows Come Home, Sara Cox
Till the Cows Come Home, Sara Cox
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Till the Cows Come Home
Sara Cox's big hearted and bestselling memoir

Author: Sara Cox

Narrator: Sara Cox

Unabridged: 8 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2019


Synopsis

A funny and heart-warming love letter to childhood, family and growing up.

Till the Cows Come Home is DJ and TV presenter Sara Cox's wonderfully written, funny coming of age memoir of growing up in 1980s Lancashire.

The youngest of five siblings, Sara grew up on her father's cattle farm surrounded by dogs, cows, horses, fields and lots of 'cack'. The lanky kid sister - half girl, half forehead - a nuisance to the older kids, the farm was her very own dangerous adventure playground, 'a Bolton version of Narnia'.

Her writing conjures up a time of wagon rides and haymaking and agricultural shows, alongside chain smoking pensioners, cabaret nights at the Conservative club and benign parenting. Sara's love of family, of the animals and the people around them shines through on every page. Unforgettable characters are lovingly and expertly drawn bringing to life a time and place.

Sara later divided her childhood days between the beloved farm and the pub she lived above with her mother, these early experiences of freedom and adventure came to be the perfect training ground for later life.

This funny, big-hearted and often moving telling of Sara Cox's semi rural upbringing is not what you'd expect from the original ladette, and one of radio's most enduring and well loved presenters.

(P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

About Sara Cox

Sara Cox is known and loved by millions of BBC Radio 2 listeners, where she presents her teatime show every weekday from 4-7 p.m. She developed a passion for broadcasting at BBC Radio 1 and presented the Breakfast Show for four years, reaching eight million listeners. Her memoir Till the Cows Come Home (2018) and her novels Thrown (2022) and Way Back (2023) were all instant Sunday Times bestsellers.Sara lives with her family in north London. She stays in tune with her farming background by having too many pets and riding her horse, Nelly.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on February 10, 2020

easy going read about sarah cox growing up in Bolton Lancashire on her fathers farm and her mothers several pubs, enjoyed it and was an quick read......more

Goodreads review by Helen on January 06, 2019

I think Sara Cox has done enough to endear herself to the Great British public, that she's bordering on National Treasure status. If you read her childhood memoir, 'Till the Cows Come Home" it should easily tip the balance for any doubters. She wasn't born into a world of opportunities as the child......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 10, 2019

Listened to via audible. I adore Sara Cox and feel like she’s so relatable and natural. However I didn’t feel as engrossed in this book as I’d hoped. I hate rating autobiographies as it feels incredibly personal to give a review to, but this book was just ok. I wasn’t loving it but I didn’t dislike i......more

Goodreads review by The Luna Librarian on April 03, 2019

I like Sara Cox. I used to enjoy listening to her on Radio 1. This book brings her presenting style to the written word... but for me it was a bit difficult to follow at times and jumped around more than I would have liked.......more

Goodreads review by Bridget on February 16, 2025

This was a really enjoyable read about Sara Cox's life until the age of twenty or so. It is well-written, interesting, self-deprecating and fun with many memorable moments. Her family had its fair share of dramas as she says herself, but they clearly provided a loving foundation for her life. Her li......more


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Cox is a natural storyteller... she brings that authentic voice to bear in her memoir. The tone is so intimate, chatty and friendly, so you feel as though she could be sitting next to you, in a café or a pub, as she regales you with stories of her youth. Daily Express

An endearing, engaging and very funny coming-of-age memoir. Mirror

I loved it! Lynda La Plante

Coxy's memoir about growing up on a farm is as funny as you'd expect, genuinely touching and has some excellent 80s and 90s details. Her love of animals is infectious and her story goes beyond just her pony Gus, with tales of cows, rats and even a maggot farm. Grazia