Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Upenyu Hwofudzi: Nyaya yeLake District, naJames Rebanks. (Allen Lane £16.99) Muna 2002, ini nemhuri yangu patakatama tichibva kuNorth London kwaiva nemabasa akawanda tichienda kunogara kuNorth Herefordshire, takaona kuti vavakidzani vedu vatsva vakawanda vaiva makwai. Ndaisada kuva mumwe wevaya vanobva mutaundi vachienda kumaruwa asi vasingazivi mararamiro omumaruwa, saka ndaingoedza zvishoma kuti ndivazive, kana kuti, kuti ndinzwisise upenyu hwepapurazi remakwai. Apo vana vangu vakanga vari vaduku, ndakabvunza murimi ane nyasha ane munda unopoteredza bindu redu kana vaigona kuona makwai ake achibereka. Uye ndichiri kumuudza kakawanda kuti ndinoda kupedza nguva yakati ndiri pedyo naye, kuti ndione kuti mazuva ake anofamba sei. Iye anogara achinyemwerera, pasina mubvunzo achishamisika, metropolitan softie kuti ini ndichiri chaizvoizvo, kuti ndaizobata sei nokutanga kwokutanga uye kudyara kwomuviri kusingadzoreki. Bhuku iri rinoshamisa rakazadza zvakawanda zvezvikanganiso zvedzidzo yangu, pasina chero kurira kwemanheru kwe4:30 mangwanani. James Rebanks akadzidza paYunivhesiti yeOxford asati adzokera kumidzi yake muLake District, anoonekwa pano nemakwai ake papurazi rake kunze kwePenrith muCumbria. Ibhuku rinovhenekera, rakanyorwa zvakaisvonaka, kupa kana kubvisa mashoko mashomanene ezvoupenyu, egore muupenyu hwaJames Rebanks, ane mhuri yave ichirima muLake District kweanodokuva mazana matanhatu amakore. Akaberekerwa mubasa iro, zvino mumakore ake okuma40, anodada naro zvikuru. Kunyange zvakadaro, hausi upenyu hwokusava nechokwadi. Gore rimwe nerimwe, chitubu nechirimo zvinonzwa sezvikamu zviduku zvebhuku zvinotsigira nguva refu yechando, uye makwai ake eHerdwick - anofunga kuti akabva kumhuka dzakasvika nevaViking - akagadzirirwa makwai nenzira isingagadziriswi kunyange nevafudzi vane simba zvikuru. Kugadzira uswa, kunobatanidzwa nechirevo chekare nemifananidzo yamazuva ane zuva ane mbiri, kunogona kuva "basa rakaoma zvikuru". Uye nepo kushanda nezvipfuyo kuri nhevedzano yezvinetso zviduku, zvinokarirwa zvezuva nezuva, pane dzimwe nguva zvinetso zvacho zvakakura, uye hazvitongokarirwi. Nenzira inobudirira zvikuru, anonyatsorondedzera zvinotyisa zve 2001 foot-and-mouth...
Bhuku iri rondedzero yakaisvonaka youpenyu hwepapurazi chaizvoizvo hwakaita sei. Nhetembo yacho yakaoma inonyatsoratidza kutyisa kwechirwere chetsoka nemuromo cha2001. Rebanks akadzidza kuti awane dhigirii kuOxford asati adzokera kumidzi yake yomumaruwa.