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The farmer's son : calving season on a family farm / John Connell.
"For fans of The Shepherd's Life, a poignant memoir -- and #1 Irish bestseller -- about a wayward son's return home to his family's farm, and how he found a new beginning in an age-old world Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day -- cleaning the barns, caring for the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. Alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when an argument between father and son erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. The Farmer's Son is the story of a calving season, and the story of a man who emerges from depression to find hope in the place he least expected to find it. It is the story of Connell's life as a farmer, and of his relationship with the community of County Longford, with his faith, with the animals he tends, and, above all, with his father." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1328577996
- ISBN: 9781328577993
- ISBN: 9780358305590
- ISBN: 0358305594
- Physical Description: 243 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary First published, titled "The cow book : a story of life on an Irish family farm", in Great Britain by Granta Books, 2018. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Connell, John, 1986- Calves > Ireland > Anecdotes. Cattle > Breeding > Ireland > Anecdotes. Cattle > Parturition > Ireland > Anecdotes. Farm life > Ireland > Biography. |
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 630.941 CON 2019 (Text) | 0002205846765 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 630.941 CON 2020 (Text) | 0002205648815 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
