This classic portrait of life in an English village is here brought back into print. Walter Rose lovingly and skilfully describes the small community in which he and his small family had lived for generations. He details the hardships and the joys of the daily round and evokes a life that follows the rhythms of nature. This book is a celebration of a way of life which is all but lost to us, but in it we can recognize those values which create and sustain the spirit of a living community.