Book description
The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home.
*'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…
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When she is bested by the overwhelming expense of paying for a bedroom in Britain, the author returns home to Cornwall, where she fixes up her father’s old work shed and there takes up residency.
A potent real-life story about a community that is so loved by vacationers that it loses its accessibility for locals, and about a young woman who finds an unusual way to make a home there, with hardly a wall separating her from the elements—especially the wild-surf ocean—that she feels she must live near in order to survive.
From Elisabeth's list on living big in small spaces.
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