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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Wilderness Mother (30th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir of 13 Years Off the Grid

Wilderness Mother (30th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir of 13 Years Off the Grid

Barnhardt Kawatski, Deanna

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Publisher Price: $24.95

ISBN10: 1553807308
ISBN13: 9781553807308
Publisher: Ronsdale Press
Published: Oct 27 2025
Pages: 242
Weight: 0.74
Height: 0.71 Width: 5.98 Depth: 8.98
Language: English
Revised and updated 30th anniversary edition of the wilderness classic of raising a young family in the remote wilds of northern Canada. In 1978 Deanna met her hermit husband in Northern B.C. while she was working as a forestry lookout attendant. For the next thirteen years she led the life of a pioneering mother in the wilderness. Over a hundred miles from the nearest paved road and cut off from most contact with the outside world, Deanna and her husband Jay built a life and raised their children in the stunning beauty and staggering isolation of the Ningunsaw Valley. She describes the family's remarkable self-sufficiency in constructing their home, growing and harvesting their own food and eventually building a small dam to generate electricity. But the unrelenting work of a pioneer life is balanced with her deep love and connection to the natural world that surrounds them. Deanna has been a naturalist her whole life and nature breathes as a character in each of her books. This new edition includes chapters that expand on her relationship with Jay, his mental health challenges and the break-up of their marriage. Thirty years ago, these subjects were less discussed but in this new,

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