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Up With The Lark

My Life On the Land

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Up With The Lark

By: Joan Bomford
Narrated by: Anna Bentinck
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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

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 farm's beef cattle and horses, and still giving riding lessons.

This is her account of a lifelong love-affair with the land and the people who work on it. With the warmth and wit of a born story teller, she tells us what it's been like to live through an era of enormous change, her love of animals kindled by her father's shire horses who did all the heavy work until machinery took over.
Up With The Lark is not only the portrait of a forgotten era, but also the story of one woman's overwhelming desire to do the thing she cared about more than anything else - being Farmer Joan.

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If you are interested in English farming, survival of the farmers over the years and a glimpse back in to how life used to be more simple then this is the book for you.

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loved every moment of this book, i actually looked forward to the commute just so i could put my headphones back on. It was a charming story mixed with the struggles in the past. Life as it used to be when times were simple, low tech and when people had better values. . A moving story and a remarkable woman.

delightful story of a remarkable woman.

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what an insperational lady loved this amazing story. i would love to have known Joan and could listen to her tales all day long. Just Brilliant.

brilliant

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If you love the outdoors and rural life this beautiful book will transport you there...when steam and horses worked the land...morals were paramount and love meant for life. An inspirational tale of an outstanding womans life . I feel blessed to have been allowed to learn about.

Beautiful in every way

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Good read keeps you Interested gives you as sense of get up and go attitude to life. Very much enjoyed it.

Engaging

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I loved this book from start to finish, there were many happy and sad tears shed, not saying what about or will spoil the story for you. If you want something heart warming reflecting the live a farmer has for their jobs this is it.

absolutely wonderful story.

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