The Farm: The Story of One Family and the English Countryside
Richard Benson
Jan 2006 · Penguin UK
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When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels' - glowing school reports aren't much help when you're trying to help a sow give birth, or drive a power harrow in a straight line without getting half the hedgerow stuck in the tines. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood that the Bensons had worked for generations. This is not only a moving personal account, but also one that reflects a profound change in rural life.
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Kathryn Bramley
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May 7, 2015
An emotional, reflective book about three generations of a family of farmers. As each generation strive to survive and improve their farms. Happy times and Sad flow through the book. Richard who feels a failure at farming finally realises that he may not have much success with animals and machinery but he can still appreciate the land.Enjoy able and thought provoking
Diane Mackintosh
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January 8, 2016
Loved it, Richard Benson captures the Yorkshire of my childhood perfectly.
Greta Ivey
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July 30, 2023
I don't like all the swearing
About the author
Richard Benson is a former editor of The Face and has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK. The Farm is his first book.
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