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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (19 Jan 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0141012943
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141012940
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 128,088 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Richard Benson was growing up he felt like ‘the village idiot with O’levels’ – glowing school reports aren’t much help when you’re trying to help a sow give birth, or drive a power harrow in a straight line without getting half the hedgerow stuck in the tines. He left Yorkshire to work as a journalist in London, but returned when his dad called with the news that they were going to have to sell the family farm, and, in so doing, leave the home and livelihood that the Bensons had worked for generations. This is not only a moving personal account, but also one that reflects a profound change in rural life.

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Richard Benson is a former editor of The Face and has written for many newspapers and magazines in the UK. The Farm is his first book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars We all loved it, 29 Jan 2006
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I loved this book, my sister loved this book and then my best friend loved this book. We all live in Yorkshire, none of us can afford to live in the countryside we grew up in and we know several stressed-out farmers. This is a really touching story with two themes: first, how a child of a farming family tries to work out where he fits in when he lacks farming skills, and second, how changes in the rural economy affect the people who have made their living there for many years.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Farm, 5 Mar 2006
By Dave Holt "Dave" (farnborough,hants,england) - See all my reviews
This is a great book. A funny, tragic, human story of life in the UK. An eyeopener if you're unaware of the troubles of the farming community, an affirmation if you are. A good friend of mine commited suicide a while back, he was a sheep farmer and died in his mid twenties. This book helped me understand the stresses he'd been under, but also reminded me of all the joy in his life and the happines he'd brought to others. If you only read one book this year, make sure it's this one!
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5.0 out of 5 stars moving but funny too!, 3 Jun 2005
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I live in a city (London) and I don't know the country very well. I have never been on a farm in my life! But I still enjoyed this wonderful book, which tells the story of a man who left his parents' farm to seek his destiny in the city. He only left because he was useless at farm work, though. You want to weep for the author for being so inept! This book will strike a chord with anyone who grew up in a family with talents different than their parents', and who didn't quite fit in with their family.
It also really opened my eyes to the plight of farmers. The general perception is that they are all heavily subsidised by the government, but Benson's book showed that small farms have it tough. His parents are pig farmers who ended up having to sell their farm because it wasn't economically viable. The story is told without sentimentality, and is hilariously funny in parts. You really feel as if you know each character in the end. I was sorry to put the book down, and feel I have learned a lot about farms while enjoying every lesson. I thoroughly recommend this book to all!
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