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This Farming Life

By: Tim Saunders
Narrated by: Stephen Hunter
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The joys and the harsh realities of farm life, from a writer whose family has farmed the same piece of land for five generations.

Farmer Tim Saunders manages to incorporate some writing into his days, and here he describes his life through the seasons: summer, shearing, slaughter, crop harvest, conservation; autumn, floods, trading stock, drenching, dagging; winter, maize harvest, lambing; and spring, docking, pet sheep, weaning.

It's a tough life, and through his powerful, poignant writing Tim tells of his connection to the land, why he loves farming, how he's also conflicted by it and what it is that keeps him tethered to that place.

©2020 Tim Saunders (P)2020 Allen & Unwin Pty Limited Agricultural & Food Sciences Science

Critic Reviews

"Tough and tender, heartfelt, fabulous." (Linda Burgess)
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Loved this book. Captures my childhood lifestyle on our farm and its so insighful of nz farming life.

Great memories

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a wonderful telling of Tim's childhood and of his growing into the farm of 5 generations of family.
beautifully written and told, and I felt like I was on a lovely ride through time and history, along with some subtle enjoyable learnings.
I hope there will be further 'installments' 😊

DELIGHTFUL

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