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The Cow Book: A Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm by John Connell (Paperback, 2019)
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Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, he finds himself back on the farm and begins to learn the ways of the farmer and the way of the cows. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day - cleaning the outhouses, milking the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. But alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when depression takes hold, when an argument erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. The Cow Book is the story of a calving season. It is also the story of the cow itself, from its domestication and worship as a God by the Ancient Egyptians to the modern practice of mechanized herds, via the figure of the cowboy, the destruction of the American buffalo, the demise of the aboriginal jackaroos and the consequences of BSE. And, above all, it is the story of Connell's life as a farmer, of his relationship with his birthplace of County Longford, with the community around the family farm, with the animals he tends, and with his father.Product Identifiers
PublisherGranta Books
ISBN-139781783784189
eBay Product ID (ePID)19046576753
Product Key Features
SubjectScience
Publication Year2019
Publication NameThe Cow Book: a Story of Life on an Irish Family Farm
LanguageEnglish
TypeTextbook
AuthorJohn Connell
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight204 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJohn Connell
TopicFarm Animals, Memorials, Local Interest
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- 27 Mar, 2019
Well worth a read.
A really lovely book with great insight into life in farming in Ireland. Thoroughly enjoyed it & can't wait for the next book due out in May.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
