Brianna Madia | Homesick Nomad

Brianna Madia returns to The King's English to celebrate her new memoir, Homesick Nomad. Brianna will be in conversation with fellow adventurer and outdoor advocate Katie Boué. This event is open to the public and will take place at the Rowland Hall Upper School. (Please note, dogs are not allowed at this event!)

There are two ticket options for this event:

1. General Admission ticket (does not include a book): $5.00

2. General Admission + Book: $32.00

Places in the signing line are reserved for those who purchase a copy from The King's English. If you cannot make this event, signed copies of Homesick Nomad may be ordered from our website. If you cannot attend, you must pick up your book (if included with ticket) at the The King's English Bookshop within 30 days of the event. We can ship that book to you for an additional charge of $7.99; please call the store to arrange that.

About the book:

“Madia’s adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories”—The Source

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 addressing life's big questions, such as where and how to live, how to commit to a relationship and whether to become a mother.

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 boyfriend’s cozy suburban home in the Pacific Northwest, reckoning with:

• a new urge to soften into the embrace of the comforts of home
• defining her purpose and direction in life, including the big decision facing women, the question of motherhood, and
• the fear that committing to others means sacrificing independence.

She’s not only defying convention to prove something to herself or to others—a simpler way of life out in the desert actually brings her peace, as she realizes when resisting “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.

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