Homesick: Why I Live in a Shed

Catrina Davies was renting a box room in Bristol and was feeling like she was breaking apart. She decides to give up the box room and face her demons. She rebuilds a shed and discovers the true value of home, while grappling with class, economics, mental health, and nature.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 368 pages
\n Publication date: 03 September 2020
\n Publisher: Quercus Publishing
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The Story of a Personal Housing Crisis That Led to a Discovery of the True Value of Home

Catrina Davies, aged thirty-one, was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, sharing it with four other adults and a child. Working several jobs and constantly worrying about making the rent, she felt like her life was falling apart. Homesick for the landscape of her childhood in the far west of Cornwall, Catrina decided to leave the box-room and confront her demons. As a child, she had witnessed her family's security being torn apart, and now she was determined to create a home of her own, even if it meant transforming a tiny, dilapidated shed.

With the freedom to write, surf, and make music, Catrina began to rebuild the shed, piece by piece, reclaiming her sense of self. Situated on the border of civilization and wilderness, between the woods and the sea, she discovered the true value of home while navigating the complexities of a fragile natural world. This is a story that encompasses both a personal housing crisis and a broader national one, addressing issues such as class, economics, mental health, and nature. It explores how housing can either trap us or set us free, and what it truly means to feel at home.

\n Weight: 254g\n
Dimension: 129 x 196 x 29 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781787478664\n \n