One Girl And Her Dogs

EMMA GRAY''S NEW BOOK ''MY FARMING LIFE'' (''A HEARTWARMING TALE OF LIFE ON THE LAND'' Alan Titchmarsh) IS OUT NOW

What happens when you swap ''I do'' for pastures new?

When twenty-three-year-old shepherdess Emma Gray breaks off her engagement, the chance to take over an isolated Northumberland farm seems just the fresh start she needs. But while the beautiful scenery certainly offers plenty of scope for contemplation, a night out with an eligible bachelor soon seems more remote than the farm itself. And once you add fugitive sheep and freak blizzards into the mix, Emma''s dreams of a happy future at Fallowlees Farm quickly begin to fade.

Throughout the long nights of lambing, the highs and lows of the local sheepdog trials and the day-to-day chores of maintaining a large, ramshackle farm, Emma''s collies are her most loyal companions. With Bill, Fly, Roy and Alfie by her side, she''ll never really be alone.

Emma''s remarkable first