Homesick Nomad - by Brianna Madia (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author of Nowhere for Very Long and Never Leave the Dogs Behind Brianna Madia considers putting down roots--but on her own terms--in this intimate and inspiring memoir.

Brianna Madia is beloved for her honest and enthralling accounts of life in the wilderness, finding her own way by rejecting society's expectations, so what happens when she falls in love and has to reset the boundaries of her fierce independence?

Homesick Nomad finds Bri splitting her time between her beloved wild desert in Utah and her partner's cozy suburban home in the Pacific Northwest, reckoning with a new urge to soften into the embrace of the comforts of home and the fear of losing her independence. She's defying convention not only to prove something to herself or to others. Her stripped-down way of life in the desert is what steadies her--a truth she recognizes each time she resists "upgrades" to her trailer like running water.

Balancing the liberation of the wilderness with the natural compromises of love, Bri navigates these familiar tensions by embracing her life in its wholeness, richer for both the stability of home and the profundity of wide-open spaces.

Review Quotes

"In a world of performances and masks, Brianna is as real as the red dirt she calls home. While people dream of a remote and nomadic life, she actually lives it. While people wish they could speak freely and honestly about their fumblings, she rips herself open and invites us in. She is, to me, the definition of a modern Western." - Jedidiah Jenkins, New York Times bestselling author of To Shake the Sleeping Self
"Unflinching, honest, and important, Brianna's story liberates us all." - Joy Sullivan, bestselling author of Instructions for Traveling West
"Homesick Nomad is honest, bold and captivating--I struggled to put it down. Brianna has a talent for bringing us into her unusual, eccentric world, and making us want to stay just a little longer. Her latest book has it all: heartbreak, adventure, drama and, of course, so much growth." - Eva zu Beck, author of The Wilder Way and host of National Geographic's "Superskilled"