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Woman in the Wilderness

My Story of Love, Survival and Self-Discovery

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'My life is free, random and spontaneous. This in itself creates enormous energy and clarity in body and mind.' (Miriam Lancewood).

Miriam Lancewood is a young Dutch woman living a primitive, nomadic life in the heart of the mountains with her New Zealand husband. She lives simply in a tent or hut and survives by hunting wild animals, foraging edible plants and using minimal supplies. For the last six years she has lived this way, through all seasons, often cold, hungry and isolated in the bush. She loves her life and feels free, connected to the land and happy.

This book tells her story, including the very practical aspects of such a life: her difficulties learning to hunt with a bow and arrow, struggles to create a warm environment in which to live, attempts to cross raging rivers safely and find ways through the rugged mountains and dense bush. This is interwoven with her adjustment to a very slow pace of life, her relationship with her much older husband, her interactions with the few other people they encounter, and her growing awareness of a strong spiritual connection to the natural world.

©2017 Miriam Lancewood (P)2017 Audible, Ltd Animals Biological Sciences Hunting Hunting & Fishing Outdoors & Nature Science Inspiring Heartfelt
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What an amazing story...I read / listen a lot but I particularly enjoyed this book. Beautifully written and Miriam illustrates the beauty and power of nature - and of the human spirit - in a wonderful way. For anyone who loves nature, and / or feels that modern life is just a soulless treadmill, this is essential reading. The book contains, in my opinion, much for humans to learn about how to live. I didn’t want this book to end!

Inspiring and thought-provoking

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It's always nice to read or listen to a book that can make you feel you in the place the author is describing. For me I thouroughly enjoyed this book and was sorry when it finished. Well written and really well narrated.

A really enjoyable story.

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Brings out a longing to spend more time in nature, get rid of stuff I don't really need and focus on what's really important, now!

Inspiring story

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Miriam's experiences and storytelling are uniquely beautiful, and the narration suits both perfectly. A very engaging book - especially if you love wild places and feel the lack of women's voices in mountain literature.

The best audiobook I've heard in a long time

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very well presented book and well read. captivating adventure that'll make you want to give everything up and move to the wild. in fact...... see ya off I go

loved every minute

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