The Wild Year
a story of homelessness, perseverance and hope

The Wild Year by Jen Benson With a baby and a toddler, mounting debt, work demands and stress trampling over their desire to spend time together as a family in nature, Jen and Sim Benson move out of their rented accommodation, sell up their possessions and decide to live in a tent for a year as nomad......more

The first question I had when I first came across this book was : how on earth does one camp in winter? I have lived in the UK for a few years and I vividly remember how cold it could get even in spring! My curiosity as to how this family with a baby and toddler to boot survived and even thrived! I m......more

The wild year is about family that going camping for a year . I found it very interesting and fascinating. I like the front cover is very pretty and that’s what drawn me to the book. I like how there is picture on each chapter as well. Thank you NetGalley for letting me read this book.......more

I started this book in love with the idea of freedom in nature and wanted to see how this couple made it possible. I found myself overlooking the fact that they planned to exist on tax credits as they set off on their adventure but, half way through, I started to get increasingly annoyed with how th......more

An interesting read but I couldn't relate to many of the decisions they made to try and relieve their housing situation. I had a detached 'you do you' attitude to their wild year. Their avoidance of other people and determination to be an enclosed family unit meant that decisions were made without a......more