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The Shepherd's Calendar

The Shepherd's Calendar

Summary

Discover the year through the eyes of a shepherd on the Lake District fells with this unique calendar from the author of The Shepherd's Life, featuring an original poem by James Rebanks for each month, and the author's own photography.

Taking us from snow-capped hills in January, through lambing season and a riot of June flowers, to the shorter days and wood smoke of Autumn, The Shepherd's Calendar is a glorious celebration of a life in nature.

About the author

James Rebanks

James Rebanks is a farmer based in the Lake District, where his family have lived and worked for over six hundred years. His No.1 bestselling debut, The Shepherd's Life, won the Lake District Book of the Year, was shortlisted for the Wainwright and Ondaatje prizes, and has been translated into sixteen languages. His second book, English Pastoral, was also a Top Ten bestseller and was named the Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year. Heralded as a 'masterpiece' by the New Statesman, it was shortlisted for the Ondaatje prize, and longlisted for the Rathbones Folio prize and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing.
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