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Earthed
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Rebecca Schiller
- Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
What happens when the good life is harder than anything you ever imagined? Earthed is a beautiful memoir from the author of All That Matters, Rebecca Schiller.
After moving to a countryside smallholding, Rebecca Schiller finds her family's new life is far from simple. Overwhelmed by what she has taken on and reeling from the turmoil in the wider world, her mind begins to unravel. And so she turns to her two acres and to the women of this land's past, searching for answers and hope.
Here, she stumbles on a wild space of imaginative leaps, where she begins to uncover the hidden layers of her plot's history - and of herself. As the seasons shift, the ground under Rebecca's boots offers hard lessons, delivering unflinching glimpses of damage done to peoples and the planet and revealing brutal truths about the seeds she holds in her hands.
Yet as a New Year arrives, offering a life-changing diagnosis and then a global pandemic, Rebecca begins to move forwards with understanding. The smallholding has become her anchor and her family's shelter, an ancient oak tree her talisman and her guide.
Critic reviews
"Incredibly bold, brave, poetic and absolutely beautiful." (Sophie Heawood, author of The Hungover Games)
"A powerfully confessional memoir that excavates important truths about our lives, our selves and our dreams - and what happens when we have to let go." (Clover Stroud, author of My Wild and Sleepless Nights)
"This is a book that will reshape how you view the world." (Kerri ni Dochartaigh, author of Thin Places)
"A much-needed story of resilience drawing on the histories of the people who have gone before and to whom this land once belonged." (Dr Pragya Agarwal, author of Sway)
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- Anonymous User
- 20-10-22
Heartfelt and wholesome
I loved the brave complicated storyline that went full circle and connected everything, as we are all connected. Honest, raw in places, brave in writing about herself and such a huge inspiration to others going through similar difficulties. Thank you, a story that stays with you and touches your heart.
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- Nicola
- 23-06-22
interesting read
Enjoyed this book did struggle, but helped me to understand a lot regarding myself
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- Dr. N. WOODRUFF
- 04-04-22
Brilliant
Takes some concentration and at times difficult to follow but certainly develops a person's thinking
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- FeedandRead
- 14-11-21
Beautifully raw
A heartfelt and resonatingly real tale of struggle, hope, and interconnectedness. Narrated with a clear, and rhythmical voice by the best person to tell it. A beautiful epilogue full of wisdom.
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- Patsy Moon
- 08-04-22
Dreary only made it to the second chapter
Not what I expected. The beginning set me on edge with repetition of red square blue square and the narrator’s tone was just as annoying. Not for me.
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- Caroline
- 18-02-22
Writer/narrator hard to warm to, dreary, returned
I realise this is a very personal memoir, but the writer seems just too self-focused and self-centred in a way that is off-putting. Lots of memoirs concentrate on self as much as this, but without coming across as so self-obsessed. Hopefully she’s not like that in real life!
I initially enjoyed the story despite the unnatural levels of self-absorption. It quickly became too dreary and boringly introspective though, so I’m returning it. There is no useful insight for the reader or the world at large, just a self-indulgent drone.
Edit - this led me to look up links between ADHD and self-centred traits. Not surprised to discover there is a strong correlation!
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