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Up With The Lark

My Life On the Land

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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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Such a wonderful life story full of fun and tear jerking heartbreak. A fantastic social history of the Vale documenting the second WW years through to present day.
The authors story reads with ease and fluidity Joan is an inspiring individual and a great contemporary role model.

Absolutely fantastic

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This bool brought back memories of my childhood in Staffordshire.

But bettet still were the messages given. Diversification. Nothing stays the same and when an opportunity is offered, following it.

Magical

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I love this book and love the feck nothing is sugar coated, it's a must read or listen to in my case

great read

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What a wonderful lady. She made a huge success of her life with humour and hard work, always looking for the good.

Heartwarming

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