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The Wild Year
The Wild Year: a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope | Jen Benson
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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. Its 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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Jen Benson writes so beautifully about nature & the landscape that it's easy to forget what she actually did - she lived full-time in a tent with a baby & a toddler. She makes it sound kinda romantic, idyllic even, but this can't have been a walk in the park. I barely coped with 1 baby in a house!!! Her 2 seemed fully on board with the concept, mine at 3 y.o. would scream blue murder if I made her walk 5 yards she didn't want to walk!!! More ⬇️

readingjedi So while I loved reading about this family's amazing adventure and am deeply impressed by Jen's achievement, I'm kinda left wondering what it was really like - I wanted the nitty-gritty of the hard times as well as the good. 2y
Tamra I remember camping with babies/tots plus dogs and it was NOT easy. In fact it was more work than being home! We did it anyway to travel, but our saving grace was we‘ve had campers. The conveniences helps, but only so much. 🤪 (edited) 2y
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Towanda

I would love to read this.Nature is my favorite!

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readingjedi
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Starting this one next. I am very much NOT a camper!

RavenclawOwlCat I‘m not a camper either, though I want to give it another shot. As long as I have some sort of toilet...even a bucket 😄 2y
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