The Secret Life Of Cows is a series of observations made over many years on Kite's Nest Farm where author, Rosamund Young, lived and worked with cows, sheep and chickens. This book focuses primarily on the lives of the cows - of which there are many generations. When the Youngs started to really observe their cows, they realised that each had their own character and was very much an individual, with their own preferences for other cattle and indeed humans. They have friends, they like to play, but above all, they like to eat. The farm is a great advert for looking after livestock in a way that allows them to exhibit their natural instinct for when they want shelter, when they want food and what type of food they want, when they need help from humans ... and when they just need to be left alone. For anyone who has an interest in animals, this is a book that you will enjoy. I would have preferred more of a narrative thread rather than the bitesize chunks that don't really link with each other. This made for a disjointed read. So, more of a coffee table book in my opinion - something you can pick up and put down over a long period of time to absorb short musings on all things bovine. It's gentle, takes no time to read and may change the way you think about cows when you next see one in a field.
POPSUGAR Challenge 2018 prompt 26: A book with an animal in the title.
My STAR rating: THREE.
Length: 140 print pages.
Price I paid: free, this was a present.
Formats available: print, unabridged audio download, unabridged audio CD, ebook.
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