Finally, thank you to my dad for everything.
I hope this book makes clear how much I love and respect you.
Keep fighting.
About the Author
JAMES REBANKS runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James works as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. He uses his popular Twitter feed, @herdyshepherd1, to share updates on the shepherding year. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
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Acknowledgements and Thanks
About the Author
Copyright
THE SHEPHERD’S LIFE. Copyright © 2015 by James Rebanks. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address Flatiron Books, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
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“The Country” From Young and Old by RS Thomas, published by Chatto & Windus. Reproduced by permission of The Random House Group Ltd.
“The Past” by Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) from The Dawn is at Hand published by Marion Boyars 1992 (London & New York).
All photographs courtesy of James Rebanks
Cover photograph by James Rebanks
Cover design by Karen Horton
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