She imparts hard-won wisdom about the both moral and real-world benefits of organic farming. But Young has spent countless hours observing how these creatures love, play games, and form life-long friendships. Most of us never apprehend the various inner lives animals possess, least of all those that we might eat. Her prose brims with genuine devotion to the wellbeing of animals. An organic farmer for decades, Young has an unaffected and homely voice. Fat Hat prefers men to women Chippy Minton refuses to sleep with muddy legs and always reports to the barn for grooming before bed Jake has a thing for sniffing the carbon monoxide fumes of the Land Rover exhaust pipe and Gemima greets all humans with an angry shake of the head and is fiercely independent. Left to be themselves, the cows exhibit temperaments and interests as diverse as our own. They make their own choices about rearing, grazing, and housing. Absorbing, moving, and compulsively readable.-Lydia Davis In this affectionate, heart-warming chronicle, Rosamund Young distills a lifetime of organic farming wisdom, describing the surprising personalities of her cows and other animals At her famous Kite's Nest Farm in Worcestershire, England, the cows (as well as sheep, hens, and pigs) all roam free. Within a day of receiving this book, I had consumed it.

The cows by lydia davis