John Connell was an investigative journalist, documentary maker and author of multiple bestsellers - notably his memoir, The Cow Book - when the creative well ran dry.
Fighting to find purpose and shake a bone-deep malaise, Connell returned to the land he grew up on – Ireland's midlands - and a humble beast, the sheep.
His year as a shepherd to a dozen Suffolk crosses delivered 12 life lessons which he imparts in 12 essays in his latest book: Twelve Sheep: Life Lessons From A Lambing Season.
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