{"product_id":"the-way-home-tales-from-a-life-without-technology-9781786077271","title":"The Way Home: Tales from a Life Without Technology","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn honest, radical and moving account of life off the grid.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNo running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this upfront and lyrical account of a remarkable life without modern technology, Mark Boyle explores the hard won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the spring, foraging and fishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat he finds is an elemental life, one governed by the rhythms of the sun and seasons, where life and death dance in a primal landscape of blood, wood, muck, water, and fire - much the same life we have lived for most of our time on earth. Revisiting it brings a deep insight into what it means to be human at a time when the boundaries between man and machine are blurring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*** \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Boyle's memoir of his first year off-grid is fascinating... \u003cb\u003eA poetic meditation on the almost-mystical benefits of falling in sync with nature\u003c\/b\u003e.' --\u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA warts-and-all look at an extreme way of life\u003c\/b\u003e, but one that, by the end of this \u003cb\u003eengrossing\u003c\/b\u003e book, makes the world around it seem dysfunctional.' --\u003ci\u003eIrish Independen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA beautiful and thought-provoking story that will inspire you to live differently\u003c\/b\u003e. Mark asks the most fundamental questions then sets out to live the answers.' Lily Cole, model and activist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Boyle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous books, which have been translated into over twenty languages. A former business graduate, he lived entirely without money for three years. He has written columns for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e and has irregularly contributed to international press, radio and television. He lives on a smallholding in Co. Galway, Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ONEWorld Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50519736418578,"sku":"9781786077271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_251e5689-f341-4c7b-9d49-3282f2c94868.jpg?v=1731064297","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-way-home-tales-from-a-life-without-technology-9781786077271","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}