{"product_id":"the-farmers-son","title":"The Farmer's Son","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFor fans of \u003cem\u003eThe Shepherd's Life, \u003c\/em\u003e a poignant memoir--and #1 Irish bestseller--about a wayward son's return home to his family's farm, and how he found a new beginning in an age-old world\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day--cleaning the barns, caring for the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. Alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when illness breaks out, when an argument between father and son erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Farmer's Son\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a calving season, and the story of a man who emerges from depression to find hope in the place he least expected to find it. It is the story of Connell's life as a farmer, and of his relationship with the community of County Longford, with his faith, with the animals he tends, and, above all, with his father.","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836080369869,"sku":"9780358305590","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_4f631b4f-3eb7-4650-988d-f48574a500ec.jpg?v=1790992705","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-farmers-son","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}