{"product_id":"shepherds-sight-a-farming-life-paperback","title":"Shepherd's Sight: A Farming Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarbara McLean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA restorative and resonant memoir of a year in the life of an aging shepherd \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 50 years, Barbara McLean has tended a flock of Border Leicester sheep on her small Ontario farm, Lambsquarters. In \u003ci\u003eShepherd's Sight\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its vivid description and absorbing storytelling, \u003ci\u003eShepherd's Sight\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unforgettable glimpse of a life lived on the land. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBarbara McLean\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eLambsquarters: Scenes from a Handmade Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2002). She lives in Grey County, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.45 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763873218848,"sku":"9781770417656","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/28bb59530e1d75c4a62fe9e3fa2ff2bf.webp?v=1780240852","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/shepherds-sight-a-farming-life-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}