The Farm by Richard Benson

The Farm by Richard Benson

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While growing up, the author felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels'. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood. This book presents his personal account.

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The Farm by Richard Benson

When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like 'the village idiot with O'levels' - glowing school reports aren't much help when you're trying to help a sow give birth, or drive a power harrow in a straight line without getting half the hedgerow stuck in the tines. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood that the Bensons had worked for generations. This is not only a moving personal account, but also one that reflects a profound change in rural life.
Richard Benson is a former editor of The Face and has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK. The Farm is his first book.
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ISBN 13 9780141012940
ISBN 10 0141012943
Title The Farm
Author Richard Benson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2006-01-19
Number of pages 240
Prizes Short-listed for British Book Awards: Best Read of the Year 2006, Short-listed for Guardian First Book Award 2005
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