La vida del pastor

There are people whose lives are their own creations. Not the case with James Rebanks. The eldest son of a pastor who was the eldest son of another pastor, his family has lived and worked in the Lake District for generations, one of the most beautiful parts of England. His way of life adjusts to the seasons and the tasks they demand, as has been the case for centuries. Only a Viking would understand a job like his: taking the sheep to the meadows in summer and gathering hay; go to the autumn fairs where the herds are completed; get the herd to survive the winter; and help with the birth of lambs in the spring, when the sheep prepare to return to the meadows. La vida del pastor is a captivating story about the Rebanks family's trade, but above all it is a book that tells us about tradition, roots and the feeling of belonging, so reviled in this era of innovation and constant mobility, where the permanent change seems essential and is always welcome.