‘It’s quite an achievement to portray the quiet power behind the choices we make for our children – be it the food on the table or the life we choose to live. And to shine a light of truth on the often idealised, always understated, role of the farmer’s wife.‘ — Raynor Winn

Enchanting. . . an engrossing and tenacious account both of running a home, and of the tightly knit family that has made their farm globally important with its innovations and drive towards sustainability. ― The Bookseller

I found the book very moving. It is a reclaiming of the role of the farmer’s wife for the twenty-first century. I very much appreciated Helen’s views on food production. . . opinions of substance, simply expressed but formed from experience. I also loved the writing about motherhood: childbirth, the juggle, the hard bits and good bits. It was all very real and true. I think many of us have a longing for the sense of place and purpose which Helen has found – and that she has generously shared with us. — Amy Liptrot

Lovely, warm and real, The Farmer’s Wife made me cry and cook and think. A beautiful book. — Ella Risbridger

Authentic and affecting, this is a story of a hidden life. Helen’s clear voice shows us what it really means to become the bedrock, and through unhistoric acts of both struggle and joy, she shines a light on the women who stitch together the fabric of our rural communities. — Sarah Langford

An exquisite love-letter to the goodness of the natural world, and to shepherding family, marriage and a farm to health and prosperity. A paean to fidelity, illustrating clearly why simple, hard work in the home and in the pastures is so damn rewarding. — Nick Offerman

In this honest and tender memoir, Helen invites us into her life and home with rare openness and warmth – inside, we find a loving place, sometimes conflicted, often chaotic, and always buzzing with life. — Helen Jukes