Homesick
Why I Live in a Shed
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Homesick
Buy Now for £15.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Catrina Davies
-
By:
-
Catrina Davies
About this listen
The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home.
Aged 31, Catrina Davies was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other adults and a child. Working several jobs and never knowing if she could make the rent, she felt like she was breaking apart.
Homesick for the landscape of her childhood, in the far west of Cornwall, Catrina decides to give up the box-room and face her demons. As a child, she saw her family and their security torn apart; now, she resolves to make a tiny, dilapidated shed a home of her own.
With the freedom to write, surf and make music, Catrina rebuilds the shed and, piece by piece, her own sense of self. On the border of civilisation and wilderness, between the woods and the sea, she discovers the true value of home, while trying to find her place in a fragile natural world.
This is the story of a personal housing crisis and a country-wide one, grappling with class, economics, mental health and nature. It shows how housing can trap us or set us free, and what it means to feel at home. This audio edition includes music by Catrina Davies.
©2019 Catrina Davies (P)2019 Quercus Editions LimitedListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"You will marvel at the beauty of this book, and rage at the injustice it reveals." (George Monbiot)
"Incredibly moving. To find peace and a sense of home after a life so profoundly affected by the housing crisis, is truly inspirational." (Raynor Winn, best-selling author of The Salt Path)
What listeners say about Homesick
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Anonymous User
- 26-05-21
Heartwarming and raw
Thank you for this book. Both fills you with warmth and exposes realities. Shows you how rubbish people can be but also how thoughtful and giving others are. Really enjoyed it and want to know what happens next ❤️❤️
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Samuel de Bruyn
- 11-02-21
Superb listen
This book resonated in so many ways. The fears, joys, challenges ... Thank you.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Siobhan Phillips
- 07-04-21
Thoroughly enjoyable
I found it an easy listen, interesting and liked that even though it feels like a fiction it’s roots are from truth and experience. Hearty and encouraging, especially for us youngens who find ourselves in similar predicaments
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Granny Smith
- 21-02-23
Beautiful writing and narration
I loved the singing at the end it made me cry. I have a tiny summer house in my little garden which I can feel close to nature in my own way.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- keziah
- 08-01-20
Enjoying and insightful definitely full of heart.
Enjoying and insightful definitely full of heart. i listend to it very quickly. I admire the strength and conviction of the author. The musical and atmospheric sounds really added the the novel. I hope she is still enjoying her shedlife in Cornwall.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance4 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- michelle o.
- 21-12-21
Home goals
A lovely inspiring picture painted of a life less ordinary, recommended to any of you out there who dream of dropping out.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- K lvt
- 25-03-21
heartbreaking
I found this book both heartbreakingly sad and yet beautiful to read. we have problem in this country and its only getting worse.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Broadleafe
- 14-07-20
Still looking...
Still looking for my home. Thanks Catrina for giving me the strength to keep on searching x
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Simon O’Connor
- 18-01-22
Very moving story
This is a wonderful book, and I would recommend it to absolutely anybody.
It takes a look at a real life from a real person, with a real heart and mind.
Catrina is a lady with alot of self-esteem, intellect and self awareness with a lot of understanding of our planet Earth.
She doesn’t care much for capitalism, which I can empathise with, and she doesn’t have the ego to go with today’s egotistical society.
Absolutely fantastic.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Gavin Hills-Jones
- 01-04-24
very original book.
Second time that I’ve heard it. Still liked it as much as the first time.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!