{"product_id":"9780755213405","title":"Farms and Fortunes","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe writing of this story began some years ago as a record of my life for my grandchildren to read should they become interested in our family history. Beginning in 1939 until my seventieth year in 2009; my childhood in the Somerset countryside on a small mixed farm; my failed architectural ambitions, and my successful career as a Wiltshire arable and beef farmer, and a witness to the technical advancement and the galloping mechanisation in agriculture. The story includes my involvement in several farms and eventually joining Lloyds of London as a \"Name\". Inevitably it includes my interests in world affairs, aircraft and military flying and my opportunities to travel and meet other farmers in their own environments. I describe my wife's tragic mental illness and the usual ups and downs of an interesting and busy life. My son now owns and manages an arable farm, together with a commercial grain storage enterprise. At completion I was persuaded that the story was \"an interesting and historical document\" and should be published as such. So here it is.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Generation Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49728930611448,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":37.18,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9780755213405-1.jpg?v=1785366006","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9780755213405","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}