{"product_id":"9781787472709-on-sheep","title":"On Sheep","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiary of a Swedish Shepherd\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eThe Tao of Pooh \u003c\/i\u003emeets a flock of Swedish sheep\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein this playful, profound and philosophical diary written by a literary academic turned novice shepherd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Axel Lindén is a shepherd-philosopher with James Herriot's knack for mishap and an almost Chekhovian deadpan humour.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Endearing and liberating.' \u003ci\u003eIdler Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A sublime little book.' \u003ci\u003eCotswold Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e_______\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe result is a sensitive and entertaining meditation on the small wonders in our world.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449909555574,"sku":"9781787472709","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27373110.jpg?v=1760446883","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781787472709-on-sheep","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}