The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days

The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days

A portrait of life at Helen Rebanks' Lake District farmhouse that beautifully captures the unsung work of keeping a home and raising a family.

As dawn breaks on the farm, Helen Rebanks makes a mug of t…

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