Jilly Cooper “One of the most charming and touching books I have ever read. In the Paradise of Kite’s Nest Farm in the Cotswolds, cows, pigs, sheep, hens roam freely. Cherished by the author Rosamund Young and her brother Richard, these sweet animals develop totally different characters ... Hilarious and intensely moving by turns.”

Alan Bennett “Delightful . . . it alters the way one looks at the world.”

James Rebanks, Author of The Shepherd’s Life “A lovely, thoughtful little book about the intelligence of cows.”

Sheila Dillon, Presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Food Programme “Wonderful book. Full of rare insights.”

Lydia Davis “It is engrossing and informative, full of charming stories as it makes the case for regarding animals (cows take center stage, but chickens and others make appearances) as differentiated individuals deserving of our respect and consideration ... An absorbing, moving, and compulsively readable addition to one's shelf of enlightened animal literature.”

Clare Balding “A tiny, extraordinary book about cows and how they live; they have family groups and they certainly have friends. Now I feel that I understand cows and when I see them in the fields I feel like saying 'hello' to them!”

Jane Grigson, Observer “Every farm should be like this. The animals have space and liberty.”

Philip Callow, The Oldie “A little masterpiece of animal sentience.”

Country Life “Inspiring and important.”

Adam Nicholson, Sunday Telegraph “Don’t smile when you read this, because the implications are serious enough, but what the Young family have discovered is this simple fact, cows love each other. The Youngs are one of the most remarkable farming families in the country.”

Hilary Spurling, Daily Telegraph “Young's book applies Jane Goodall’s approach to chimpanzees to a species on the verge of extinction in Britain, the free-range domestic cow.”