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On Sheep - Diary of a Swedish Shepherd (Paperback)
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On Sheep - Diary of a Swedish Shepherd (Paperback)
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List price R341
Loot Price R310
Discovery Miles 3 100
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'Axel Linden is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack
for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' Observer
'Endearing and liberating.' Idler Magazine 'A sublime little book.'
Cotswold Life _______ Why do we keep sheep? Alex Linden ruminates
as he watches his sheep ruminating. Naive and inexperienced, he has
ditched his doctoral studies in order to move to a fully working
farm in the country with his family, where he is tasked with the
responsibility of caring for a herd of sheep. Linden records his
new life in his diary, as he tries to manage life on the farm, the
ever-escaping sheep and the trials and tribulations that come with
being a shepherd - shearing, lambing and confronting the
slaughterhouse. As time passes and he gradually settles into the
rhythm of shepherding, his naivete fades away and is replaced with
stark realisations about what is now his everyday life. He finds
himself applying his experiences of animal husbandry to consider
our place - as individuals and as a collective organism - in the
universe. Is he really the one caring for the sheep, or are they
the ones keeping him? Linden finds both companionship in his flock
and a sound, if complex, moral framework for examining the lives we
lead. The result is a sensitive and entertaining meditation on the
small wonders in our world.
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