Lorna Sixmith: ‘In farming, if you didn’t laugh, you’d cry’

Catherina Cunnane speaks to Laois dairy farmer and author Lorna Sixsmith about her new romantic comedy, County Girl at Heart, which depicts farming life through the eyes of a city girl learning the ropes of rural life.

Lorna Sixsmith: 'I wanted to present books showing what farming life is like so they can feel less alone and laugh at their own situations.' Picture: Damien Carroll

“In farming, if you didn’t laugh, you’d cry,” captures the essence of Lorna Sixsmith’s charming new romantic comedy, Country Girl at Heart.

The Crettyard, Co Laois dairy farmer’s light-hearted romantic comedy is about finding love in unexpected places, rediscovering oneself in the most absurd situations and embracing a life you never expected.