article_snippet: From left Johnny, Birdie, Stanley, Buster and Peter with Hilary in the front .
article_snippet: A spokesman for publishers Troubador said: 'In 1951, Buster Johnson moved from Surrey to Exmoor with Buster Johnson husband Johnny, four children, two dogs and a van load of pigs and poultry. '
article_snippet: Buster Johnson account of their life there, and of farming on Exmoor in the fifties, told with a strong sense of drama and of the absurd. '
article_snippet: Above all, Buster Johnson life is filled by the animals, taking the place of absent friends in Buster Johnson affections. '
article_snippet: There's also a small but strong supporting cast, including busybody Mrs Stevens at the next door farm; Arthur the ex-cowman who moves with them from Surrey; SRN Tommie, the butt of an aggressive ram - and Alby the rabbit catcher, who plays the mouth organ and thrills the children.'
article_snippet: The first half of the book details Buster's move from the gentility of the home counties to the wilds of Exmoor.
article_snippet: The book details Mrs Johnson's move from the gentility of the home counties the home counties to the wilds of Exmoor (pictured) Johnny had become tired of life in Mrs Johnson's grandson's beloved capital city and, having served as a Coastal Commander pilot at Braunton in Devon, had fallen in love with the mysterious hills that rise from the North Devon shoreline.