Author: Young, Rosamund

Animals & society

Published on 2 November 2023 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 272 pages
224 x 142 x 26 | 384g

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SECRET LIFE OF COWS’Elegiac, funny, warm and wise, The Wisdom of Sheep will delight country folk and city dwellers alike.’ KATHERINE MAY’A wonderful antidote to the hectic pace of modern life.’ JAMES OSWALDWe talk about people behaving like sheep, which assumes that sheep all behave in the same way. That has not been my experience.

Some are affectionate, others prone to head-butting. Some are determinedly self-sufficient, others seek our help when they need it. And some can be trusted to lead the flock home. They are as individual as we are.

Farm animals are familiar to us from childhood stories, but little did we know that their inner lives are full of complexity, deep bonds and family dramas. Rosamund