Another enjoyable trip to Ravenseat

I really enjoy Amanda Owen’s books but this one did feel slightly flat compared to her previous two, possibly due to so much being covered in the last books. There were less details about individual animals although Little Joe and Chalky stick out. She is as always unstintingly honest about life on the farm, the positives and the disasters. A lot of the book is taken up with the restoration of the family’s new investment house which although typically funny and informative I have to say I found a bit dull when it came to the search for furniture.
I really dislike Janine Burkett as a narrator and have stopped listening to the Vera Stanhope series as I find her reading breathless and girly. It suits a bit better with these books than the detective but conjures an image which isn’t like Amanda Owen at all. I would have much preferred listening to her read her own book to be honest but that’s just my personal view.

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Excellent

A fantastic, well read account of a wonderful family life. It tells of a hard but very rewarding way of living.

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brilliant and enthralling account of farming life

Extremely enjoyable to listen to and gives a great insight about what lifestyle a shepherdess and farming life encompasses and gives vivid pictures in the mind of how things really are.
I await more of the same.

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Loved it

Yet another book written by Amanda Owen that leaves you wanting more. Lovely narration by Janine Birkett. I love that Amanda just says it as it is and is a wonderful story teller that keeps your attention all the way through. A must read.

Appalling narrator

A pleasant enough book utterly ruined by the appalling narration – Lesson learnt, always listen to the sample.

So wonderful

I have enjoyed every minute of this book, Amanda writes her books so beautifully and allows us access to her wonderful family life
in the Yorkshire Dales, so many tales of life with her very special family.

A wonderful reminder of life in a remote dale

A wonderful insight into the rigours of life on a remote hill farm. I was disappointed with the readers interpretation of the Dales accent - making Clive sound like a dullard - and I know he is most definitely not! Otherwise superb!

wonderful

great book loved the insight into this hard working family, there caring nature and happiness

Life is too short

I have heard and enjoyed all previous Amanda Owen books. However having listened to this one for minutes (yes only minutes) the narrators affected sing song voice is so grating that I have abandoned it. I will buy the book and read it myself. A shame as I was looking forward to listening. I have considered if I should have given it longer but in this case I just know I could not live with that voice in my ear for several hours. Bet the book is good though!