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Finding My Wild - How a Move to the Edge Brought Me Home - cover

Finding My Wild - How a Move to the Edge Brought Me Home

Kathy Donaghy

Publisher: The O'Brien Press

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Summary

'Life had brought me to the edge of myself and here I was feeling like I was on the edge of the world.'
After moving back to her homeplace on the Inishowen Peninsula in Donegal with her young family, journalist Kathy Donaghy's life changed in ways she never saw coming. This unflinching memoir looks back at a decade of love and loss, of mothering, identity and ultimately healing. An ode to friendship, home and the extraordinary healing powers of immersing yourself in the natural world, especially the ocean.
Available since: 02/06/2023.
Print length: 224 pages.

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