EPISODE · May 3, 2022 · 3 MIN
The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope by Jen Benson
from Discover the Best Audio Stories in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs · host Murray Shields
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/751781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope Author: Jen Benson Narrator: Jen Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 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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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/751781 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope Author: Jen Benson Narrator: Jen Benson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: 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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