The Shepherd's View: Modern Photographs From an Ancient Landscape

by James Rebanks Narrated by Bryan Dick

Overview

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, James Rebanks, comes a breathtaking book of wisdom that chronicles an ancient way of living that deeply resonates in our modern world. The English Lake District comes into full focus: the sheep competitions of the spring, the sweeping pastures of the summer, beloved sheep dogs in the fall and the harsh snows of winter.

A celebration of a way of life still very much alive, The Shepherd's View is a poetic, and artistic achievement from one of England's most celebrated new voices.

A Macmillan Audio production.

Editorial Reviews

Publishers Weekly

★ 08/22/2016
Farmer and shepherd Rebanks (The Shepherd’s Life) returns readers to the enduring traditions and daunting landscapes of England’s Lake District, this time with a special emphasis on sight. A torrent of images, bare journal entries, and essayistic vignettes creates constant vistas of this place and its people. Readers follow Rebanks through memories of buying tups (rams), mastering the shepherding dialect, and learning about composition and light in photography from the paintings of Bruegel, Constable, Van Gogh, and Turner. Rebanks provides glimpses in photos and words of sheep sales and shepherd meets, the landscape’s rarely depicted harshness, the shepherds’ baking competition, and the Lake District’s inhabitants—their wisdom, clothes, and “wild kids.” These photos demonstrate how the lifestyle and landscape shape people, how birds and shepherds cherish their freedom, and how pausing to gaze might unlock some crucial discovery. Rebanks invites readers to share his views, guided by his refreshing mischief, a seasoned respect for the place and people who shepherd, and a measured, genuine fondness for this life. B&w photos. (Oct.)

From the Publisher

Praise For James Rebanks and The Sehperd's View

A torrent of images, bare journal entries, and essayistic vignettes creates constant vistas of this place and its people.

“Captivating... A book about continuity and roots and a sense of belonging in an age that's increasingly about mobility and self-invention. Hugely compelling.”
- Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times, Ten Best Books of the Year

“It's bloody marvelous.”
- Helen Macdonald, New York Times bestselling author of H is for Hawk

“Mr. Rebanks writes with loving eloquence about a kind of deep-rooted life that is all but lost in the developed world.”
- Geraldine Brooks, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and The Secret Chord

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169369564
Publisher:	Macmillan Audio
Publication date:	05/24/2017
Edition description:	Unabridged

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