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A candid exploration of body image and resilience unfolds as Catherine Simpson recounts her journey through life's challenges, from painful periods to a cancer diagnosis. With humor and honesty, she reflects on societal pressures to conform to beauty standards and the personal growth that comes with embracing her body. Through her experiences on a farm, navigating motherhood, and facing illness, she learns to find gratitude in her physical self and recognizes the strength and joy it has brought her, ultimately celebrating the life she leads.

'If you loved Tara Westover's Educated, get yourself a copy of When I Had a Little Sister as soon as humanly possible...beautifully under-stated...a startling, elegiac portrait of farming life in modern Britain.' Vogue 'Gripping and heart-wrenching' Mail on Sunday On a cold December day in 2013 Catherine Simpson received the phone call she had feared for years. Her little sister Tricia had been found dead in the farmhouse where she, Catherine and their sister Elizabeth were born - and where their family had lived for generations. Tricia was 46 and had been stalked by depression all her life. Yet mental illness was a taboo subject within the family and although love was never lacking, there was a silence at its heart. After Tricia died, Catherine found she had kept a lifetime of diaries. The words in them took her back to a past they had shared, but experienced so differently, and offered a thread to help explore the labyrinth of her sister's suicide. When I had a Little Sister tells a story of sisters and sacrifice, grief and reclamation, and of the need to speak the unspeakable.

Alice's life is dictated by her autistic son, Sam, who refuses to leave their remote Lancashire farm. Husband Duncan brings Larry, a rootless wanderer, to the farm to embark on a money making scheme they've dreamed up. Alice is hostile but Larry beguiles Sam with tales of travel in the outside world and, soon, Alice begins to fall for him, too.

The story follows a little boy's quest for a Viking ship, leading him to an extraordinary adventure with the legendary Leif the Lucky. Through this journey, he learns that the true treasures lie not in material possessions but in the gifts of heritage and imagination, revealing the importance of valuing one's roots and creativity over mere desires.

Newfoundland Ponies, small yet sturdy workhorses, play a vital role in the outports of Newfoundland during the fall and winter months. These resilient animals are utilized for various tasks, but in summer, they enjoy a well-deserved break, roaming freely in their natural surroundings. The book highlights the unique lifestyle and significance of these ponies in the region's culture and economy.