{"product_id":"farmers-wife-indies-exclusive-unknown-author","title":"The Farmers Wife, Helen Rebanks, 1st Edition, Signed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition Report: \u003c\/strong\u003eNew: A brand-new, unread and professionally handled book. Carefully preserved from publication to purchase, these books are offered in the best attainable condition. This grade applies to recently published titles that have not entered long-term storage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Attribute: This copy features an authentic signed bookplate (or official signature label) cleanly affixed to the title page, bearing the crisp and un-smudged signature of the author, Helen Rebanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed 1st Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA flawless, unread copy of Helen Rebanks' beautifully composed debut memoir, which quickly achieved Sunday Times bestseller status upon publication. While the pastoral landscape of the Lake District has often been chronicled through a masculine lens—including by her husband, acclaimed author James Rebanks—this memoir powerfully writes women's labor and resilience back into the story of the English farm. The book has drawn immense critical praise, with Caitlin Moran hailing it as \"beautiful and very honest,\" Kate Mosse calling it \"true, unflinching, powerful, lyrical,\" and author Raynor Winn noting that it is \"quite an achievement to shine a light of truth on the often idealised, always understated, role of the farmer's wife.\" Having remained entirely untouched in vault storage since its 2024 release, this \"As New\" specimen is a pristine collector's copy of modern rural life-writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Farmer's Wife offers a deeply honest, heartwarming portrait of the immense labor, grit, and glory required to keep a home, sustain a traditional business, and raise a family on a working modern farm. Structured around the framework of a single day, the narrative weaves seamlessly between past and present. Helen Rebanks shares the genuine highs and lows of her life in a Cumbrian farmhouse—from the kitchen where she taught herself to cook for a busy household, to battling the freezing elements of the 'Beast from the East' storm, to the chaotic humor of the family dog gobbling up her daughter’s freshly made birthday cake. Far from an idealized rustic fantasy, this beautifully written book serves as a quiet yet fierce manifesto celebrating the quiet strength of domestic life and a woman's right to choose her own path.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54011605778771,"sku":"4308","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260616_110933.jpg?v=1781618632","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/farmers-wife-indies-exclusive-unknown-author","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}