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The Wild Year
- Author
- Jen Benson
- Narrator
- Jen Benson
- Publisher
- Aurum
- Publish Date
- 3 May 2022
- Run Time
- 6 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
With a baby and a toddler, mounting debt, work demands and stress trampling over their desire to spend time together as a family in nature, Jen and Sim Benson move out of their rented accommodation, sell up their possessions and decide to live in a tent for a year as nomads around rural Britain.
This is the story of that year – the highs and the lows – the doubts, epiphanies and the weather.
Detailing one family's search for a life in the wild, away from the screens and stresses of modern life, this captivating memoir is a must read for nature lovers or anyone who has dreamed of a life outdoors.
It’s nature writ large with the joys and challenges of each season experienced under canvas, a story of ultimate freedom in the beautiful landscapes of Britain.
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Details
- Author
- Jen Benson
- Narrator
- Jen Benson
- Duration
- 6 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 3 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9780711267336
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Aurum
- Genre
- Memoirs, Weather and climate: general interest, Camping
Synopsis
This book tells the uplifting true story of a family who left their old life behind to spend a year living wild in a tent around Britain. With a baby and a toddler, mounting debt, work demands and stress trampling over their desire to spend time together as a family in nature, Jen and Sim Benson move out of their rented accommodation, sell up their possessions and decide to live in a tent for a year as nomads around rural Britain. This is the story of that year – the highs and the lows – the doubts, epiphanies and the weather. Detailing one family's search for a life in the wild, away from the screens and stresses of modern life, this captivating memoir is a must read for nature lovers or anyone who has dreamed of a life outdoors. It’s nature writ large with the joys and challenges of each season experienced under canvas, a story of ultimate freedom in the beautiful landscapes of Britain.
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