These were the final years of the 'age of conversation' before the arrival of electricity, when people provided their own entertainment.

This book has a classic timeless quality; ... Read morehumour, hard work, neighbourliness, and natural old fashioned farming combine to create a wholeness - a complete community

It recalls an era of homely good humour, of amusing 'characters' full of eccentricities, and of a warm and affectionate relationship with farm animals, especially the loyal workhorse.

Morrissey gives us superb descriptions of the Wren Dance, killing and sharing the pig, haymaking, seaweed gathering and his hilarious First Confession.