HOMESICK: WHY I LIVE IN A SHED (PB)

Homesick for the landscape of her childhood in Cornwall, Catrina decides to give up her box-room and several jobs in Bristol and face her demons. As a child, she saw her family and their security torn apart; now, she resolves to make a home of her own. With the freedom to write, surf and make music, Catrina rebuilds a tiny, dilapidated shed piece by piece, and with it, her own sense of self. On the border of civilisation and wilderness, she discovers the true value of home. 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.