Skeoch - Our New Life on a Scottish Hill Farm (Paperback)

Jennie Phillips

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"I have to state right now that we never had any intention of buying a farm. Least of all in South West Scotland. It wasn't one of those nice, rational decisions that we all think we will make, when the time comes. It was totally irrational and made absolutely no sense at all - but we made it just the same " So begins a new life for Jennie and her actor husband Conrad, star of the long-running TV series, William Tell. This is the story of their titanic struggles against cold, wind, drought, disease, illness and ill luck of every kind in their establishing of a home and a viable farm against the backdrop of a mountain called Skeoch. We feel with the author the joy of bringing a newborn lamb back from the brink of death, and the anguish of losing a herd of dairy cattle to brucellosis. There is the day when the hay garnered at great pains blows away along with the barn in which it was stored, and times when financial ruin threatens. There are deprivations, born with fortitude and good humour, but also the delights of introducing two small daughters to life on the farm and the natural world around it. This is an inspirational book which envelops you in its world and has you feeling every disaster and every triumph as if you had lived it.

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Imprint:	Any Subject Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Jennie Phillips
Dimensions:	171 x 208 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	166
ISBN-13:	978-1-909392-12-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > General Books > Biography > General Promotions
LSN:	1-909392-12-X
Barcode:	9781909392120