The Chief Shepherdess: 'I do not want this book to be a fairy tale of some girl going from the city to the country. It has to mean something'

Spring in the countryside is a celebration of life in rural Britain. Here, Emily Ashworth talks to one of industry’s most well-known shepherdesses, Zoe Colville, AKA The Chief Shepherdess.

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The Chief Shepherdess: 'I do not want this book to be a fairy tale of some girl going from the city to the country. It has to mean something'

Spring in the countryside is a celebration of life in rural Britain. Here, Emily Ashworth talks to one of industry's most well-known shepherdesses, Zoe Colville, AKA The Chief Shepherdess. It is hard...

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