{"product_id":"on-sheep-diary-of-a-swedish-shepherd-9781787472709b","title":"On Sheep: Diary of a Swedish Shepherd","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e'Axel Lindén is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eObserver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Endearing and liberating.' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eIdler Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A sublime little book.' \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eCotswold Life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy do we keep sheep? Alex Lindén ruminates as he watches his sheep ruminating. Naive and inexperienced, he has ditched his doctoral studies in order to move to a fully working farm in the country with his family, where he is tasked with the responsibility of caring for a herd of sheep.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindén records his new life in his diary, as he tries to manage life on the farm, the ever-escaping sheep and the trials and tribulations that come with being a shepherd - shearing, lambing and confronting the slaughterhouse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs time passes and he gradually settles into the rhythm of shepherding, his naivete fades away and is replaced with stark realisations about what is now his everyday life. He finds himself applying his experiences of animal husbandry to consider our place - as individuals and as a collective organism - in the universe. Is he really the one caring for the sheep, or are they the ones keeping him? Lindén finds both companionship in his flock and a sound, if complex, moral framework for examining the lives we lead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe result is a sensitive and entertaining meditation on the small wonders in our world.","brand":"Quercus","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42819596910672,"sku":"9781787472709B","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781787472709-l.jpg?v=1785876556","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/on-sheep-diary-of-a-swedish-shepherd-9781787472709b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}