James Rebanks: A Shepherd's Life




Sydney Writers' Festival show

Summary: <p>James Rebanks is the latest in a long line of sheep farmers stretching back more than 600 years in England’s Lake District. His phenomenal bestseller, <em>The Shepherd’s Life</em>, is a love song to the land. It describes the mundane and magnificent tasks required to keep a Herdwick sheep farm running and what it means to be at peace with whatever nature throws your way. While most people daydream about ‘where to next?’, in this podcast James talks to ABC Radio’s Richard Fidler about the joys of staying put.</p>