Shepherd’s Sight
Barbara McLean
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Ebook en format EPUB. Disponible pour téléchargement immédiat après la commande.
Éditeur:
ECW Press
ECW Press
Protection:
Filigrane
Filigrane
Année de parution:
2024
2024
ISBN-13:
9781778522918
Description:
<p><b>A restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherd </b></p>
<p>For 50 years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario farm, Lambsquarters. In <i>Shepherd’s Sight</i> she shares the crises, pleasures, and challenges of farm life over the course of a year. Now in her 70s, McLean faces a new problem: how much longer she can continue with the physically taxing work that is her central source of meaning and satisfaction. </p>
<p>Through her unsentimental gaze, we witness the highs and heartbreaks of delivering and rearing lambs, the shearing and spinning of wool, the wildlife in the woods (and occasionally in the house), and the garden produce moving from seed to harvest to table. Even after half a century on this land, McLean is still making fresh observations, and she shares them in evocative, elegant prose. As she moves through the calendar year, she also reflects on years past, offering a long view on climate, stewardship, and agriculture. </p>
<p>With its vivid description and absorbing storytelling, <i>Shepherd’s Sight</i> offers an unforgettable glimpse of a life lived on the land. </p>
<p>For 50 years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario farm, Lambsquarters. In <i>Shepherd’s Sight</i> she shares the crises, pleasures, and challenges of farm life over the course of a year. Now in her 70s, McLean faces a new problem: how much longer she can continue with the physically taxing work that is her central source of meaning and satisfaction. </p>
<p>Through her unsentimental gaze, we witness the highs and heartbreaks of delivering and rearing lambs, the shearing and spinning of wool, the wildlife in the woods (and occasionally in the house), and the garden produce moving from seed to harvest to table. Even after half a century on this land, McLean is still making fresh observations, and she shares them in evocative, elegant prose. As she moves through the calendar year, she also reflects on years past, offering a long view on climate, stewardship, and agriculture. </p>
<p>With its vivid description and absorbing storytelling, <i>Shepherd’s Sight</i> offers an unforgettable glimpse of a life lived on the land. </p>