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A review by kazza27
Homesick: Why I Live in a Shed by Catrina Davies
5.0
I have just read this extraordinary book for @creditoncommunitybookshop bookgroup and I absolutely loved it !
Catrina who was born in Snowdonia moved to Cornwall as a child with her parents. Life does not go as planned and her parents lose everything. Catrina makes her own way in life but in her thirties she is fed up with living in shared houses and has a radical plan.
This plan takes her back to a shed that her father used as an office many years ago and has been left since.
The writing in this book is so soothing and mindful, it really made me slow down and appreciate the little things in life. I live in Devon so I know some of the challenges of the rural housing crisis but it is no where near as bad as Cornwall. I was in awe of Catrina who lives with no toilet, shower, heating or electricity. The descriptions of rural Cornwall took me there and I was there in the field listening to the birds. The night of the storm gave me real anxiety as I hate Thunder and it felt so real.
This book was just what I needed at the moment and if you want to read about nature, challenges and community this is the book for you.
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Catrina who was born in Snowdonia moved to Cornwall as a child with her parents. Life does not go as planned and her parents lose everything. Catrina makes her own way in life but in her thirties she is fed up with living in shared houses and has a radical plan.
This plan takes her back to a shed that her father used as an office many years ago and has been left since.
The writing in this book is so soothing and mindful, it really made me slow down and appreciate the little things in life. I live in Devon so I know some of the challenges of the rural housing crisis but it is no where near as bad as Cornwall. I was in awe of Catrina who lives with no toilet, shower, heating or electricity. The descriptions of rural Cornwall took me there and I was there in the field listening to the birds. The night of the storm gave me real anxiety as I hate Thunder and it felt so real.
This book was just what I needed at the moment and if you want to read about nature, challenges and community this is the book for you.
5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐