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by James Rebanks


  Finally, thank you to my dad for everything.

  I hope this book makes clear how much I love and respect you.

  Keep fighting.

  About the Author

  JAMES REBANKS runs a family-owned farm in the Lake District in northern England. A graduate of Oxford University, James works as an expert advisor to UNESCO on sustainable tourism. He uses his popular Twitter feed, @herdyshepherd1, to share updates on the shepherding year. You can sign up for email updates here.

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  Contents

  Title Page

  Copyright Notice

  Dedication

  Epigraph

  I. Hefted

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  II. Summer

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  III. Autumn

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  IV. Winter

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  V. Spring

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  Acknowledgements and Thanks

  About the Author

  Copyright

  THE SHEPHERD’S LIFE. Copyright © 2015 by James Rebanks. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. For information, address Flatiron Books, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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  “The Country” From Young and Old by RS Thomas, published by Chatto & Windus. Reproduced by permission of The Random House Group Ltd.

  “The Past” by Kath Walker (Oodgeroo Noonuccal) from The Dawn is at Hand published by Marion Boyars 1992 (London & New York).

  All photographs courtesy of James Rebanks

  Cover photograph by James Rebanks

  Cover design by Karen Horton

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  The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.

  ISBN 978-1-250-06024-2 (hardcover)

  ISBN 978-1-250-06025-9 (e-book)

  e-ISBN 9781250060259

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