Emma Gray is a young shepherdess who has lived on the National Trust farm Fallowlees in Northumberland for ten years, joined by her husband Ewan and their baby Len. She is a record-breaking trainer of sheepdogs, and competes in trials with her own dogs. Emma has starred in ITV's celebrity shepherding contest FLOCKSTARS, BBC One's COUNTRYFILE and BBC Two's THIS FARMING LIFE.
There's love and loss, challenge and adversity, but above all [this book] is warm, insightful and inspiring. Thank you to Emma for encouraging us to embrace nature, even at its most brutal. A joy and an inspiration in equal measure. -- Helen Skelton A heartening tale of life on the land -- Alan Titchmarsh Emma is a force of nature - at once combining a tender and enduring love for the natural world with a fierce and unwavering determination to carve out a life from the land. A heartening and inspirational tale, told with warmth, affection and good humour, this book will inspire any reader to look at the countryside - and all those who work there - with newfound appreciation. -- Jimmy Doherty Emma's conversational writing style makes wonderfully easy reading * This is England * An uplifting, charming and beautifully written story of a farmer's way of life. In the rough uplands of Fallowlees Farm, Emma Gray must work incredibly hard to earn her keep - but despite all the challenges she faces Emma is steadfast, and her resilience, passion and love always win through. -- Adam Henson