Diddly Squat

Pre-order Diddly Squat today and get ready to learn all about Clarkson''s biggest and most ridiculous farming struggles.Welcome to Clarkson''s farm. It''s an idyllic spot, offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds, bustling hedgerows, woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But, while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable, it seemed obvious that the actual, you know, farming was much better left to someone elseThen one day he decided he would do the farming himself.After all, how hard could it be?Well . . .Faced with suffocating red tape, biblical weather, local objections, a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to ''do farming'', Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm round is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor.Fortunately, there''s help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team including girlfriend Lisa, Kaleb the Tractor Driver, Cheerful Charlie, Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald, his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller. Between them they enthusiastically cultivate crops, rear livestock and hens, keep bees, bottle spring water and open a farm shop. But profits remain elusive.And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason, Jeremy soon begins to understand that it''s worth a whole lot more to him than pounds, shillings and pence . . .Praise for Clarkson''s Farm:''The best thing Clarkson''s done . . . it pains me to say this" THE GUARDIAN; ''Shockingly hopeful'' THE INDEPENDENT; ''Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here'' THE TELEGRAPH; ''Quite lovely'' THE TIMES>

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Jeremy Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the Sun, the Sunday Times, the Rochdale Observer, the Wolverhampton Express & Star, all of the Associated Kent Newspapers and Lincolnshire Life. He was, for many years, the tallest person on television. He now lives on Diddly Squat Farm in Oxfordshire where he is learning to become a farmer.

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Pull on your wellies, grab your flat cap and join Jeremy Clarkson in this hilarious and fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the infamous Diddly Squat Farm

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph
'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out
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Welcome to Clarkson's farm.

It's always had a nice ring to it. Jeremy just never thought that one day his actual job would be 'a farmer'.

And, sadly, it doesn't mean he's any good at it.

From buying the wrong tractor (Lamborghini, since you ask . . .) to formation combine harvesting, getting tied-up in knots of red tape to chasing viciously athletic cows, our hero soon learns that enthusiasm alone might not be enough.

Jeremy may never succeed in becoming master of his land, but, as he's discovering, the fun lies in the trying . . .
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'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening Standard

Praise for Clarkson's Farm:

'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this' GUARDIAN

'Shockingly hopeful' INDEPENDENT

'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' TELEGRAPH

'Quite lovely' THE TIMES

Diddly Squat, Number 1 Sunday Times bestseller, October 2022