Description
Roger Oldfield farms sheep in one of the most beautiful valleys in the Yorkshire Dales. Roger and his family – Annie his wife, daughter Lily, and autistic son, Danny – battle against the billionaire’s company, the greedy neighbouring farmer, the local council, and powerful forces within London’s political circles. Civil war looms.
Set between some of the wildest and most stunning scenery in Britain, and the heaving London metropolis, this epic story traces the clash of personalities, environmental interests, and ultimately the philosophies of twenty first century society.
” I know why people die for their land. I don’t mean die for their country. I mean die for their LAND. I’d die for my land. I’d die for a single acre of my land.”
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Peter Mason, ex-Daily Express. –
A fabulous read. Couldn’t put it down… fully formed characters you can empathise with, dialogue that made me chuckle, and a plot which lends itself to any number of twists and turns.
Readers Favourite review. –
Beautifully written… complete with a few astounding surprises… an absolutely enjoyable novel from beginning to end.
Amazon Review –
5.0 out of 5 stars Family, Politics, Power
This is a delightfully written story which is primarily told from the perspective of the farmer. In parallel, excerpts from Danny, his teenage son’s diary record his observations of the daily events on the farm and how the battle impacts on the family.
It is a gentle story where the writing is at times dryly humorous. Robin’s use of anthropomorphism to describe inanimate objects, such as clouds, is effective in drawing the reader into the scene.
Amazon Review –
5.0 out of 5 stars I didn’t want it to end
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 July 2022
I read The Land, The Land by Robin Hawdon stave by stave with The Pigeonhole and was immediately hooked by the portrayal of the farming family and the captivating descriptions of the Yorkshire landscape where generations of Roger’s family owned a farm. They were such a wholesome, close-knit family I didn’t want anything terrible to happen to them but, of course, I was reading a novel, and something had to happen! I got really stuck into this book, felt like I was part of it, and didn’t want it to end.
Gail Danks –
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting characters
Loved this book and good to have a happy ending for once.
Interesting that it was told from the farmers point of view too.
The added touch of Danny’s notes was good too
Miss K E Sharp –
5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking
I absolutely loved The Land, The Land. I related to it on a personal level as my family went through something similar in the 1970s.
You cannot help but fall in love with Danny.
A happy ending as well 😀
Goodreads review –
“What a great book. I’ve loved every minute reading it… A definite five stars!”
Julie Connelly –
I really enjoyed this read, it was a page turner, and I cared and liked the farm owners. The title itself was sufficient for me to feel interested. The concept of fighting for our land is hugely important. What could be more potent than the situation in Ukraine right now and as well with Global Warming and the future of farming being at a crisis point throughout the world, the land is our shared resource. Who does it really belong to?