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Wilderness Mum
- Author
- Kate Barron
- Narrator
- Kate Barron
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 12 February 2026
- Run Time
- 10 hours 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Read by the author, Kate Barron
'A truly inspiring story of courage, resilience and the call of the wild. Wilderness Mum is a testament to the extraordinary things we are capable of' - Tim Peake
Most people believe the wild years end when motherhood begins. For me, that’s when they truly started.
For years, Kate Barron lived a conventional life as a dedicated teacher in London – but her spirit longed for wilder horizons. Trading her classroom for a backpack, she embarked on a journey that led her from the jungles of Colombia to a windswept Scottish clifftop, where a chance encounter changed everything.
There she met Chris Lewis, a homeless ex-paratrooper walking the UK’s entire coastline to heal his past. Their meeting sparked an epic love story and a shared mission: living in a tent for years while raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. But Kate’s biggest challenge was yet to come. Choosing to have a baby without pausing their journey, she navigated pregnancy, childbirth and the realities of new motherhood while living completely outdoors.
Wilderness Mum is the extraordinary true story of what happens when you refuse to follow the script. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, it's a love letter to the wild, a testament to the strength of the human spirit and an inspiring guide to embracing motherhood without sacrificing the adventure of a lifetime.
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A truly inspiring story of courage, resilience and the call of the wild. Wilderness Mum is a testament to the extraordinary things we are capable of
Tim Peake
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Details
- Author
- Kate Barron
- Narrator
- Kate Barron
- Duration
- 10 hours 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781035068548
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Autobiography: general, Travel writing, Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues, Memoirs, Walking, hiking, trekking, Biography: adventurers and explorers, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival
Synopsis
Read by the author, Kate Barron'A truly inspiring story of courage, resilience and the call of the wild. Wilderness Mum is a testament to the extraordinary things we are capable of' - Tim PeakeMost people believe the wild years end when motherhood begins. For me, that’s when they truly started.For years, Kate Barron lived a conventional life as a dedicated teacher in London – but her spirit longed for wilder horizons. Trading her classroom for a backpack, she embarked on a journey that led her from the jungles of Colombia to a windswept Scottish clifftop, where a chance encounter changed everything.There she met Chris Lewis, a homeless ex-paratrooper walking the UK’s entire coastline to heal his past. Their meeting sparked an epic love story and a shared mission: living in a tent for years while raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charity. But Kate’s biggest challenge was yet to come. Choosing to have a baby without pausing their journey, she navigated pregnancy, childbirth and the realities of new motherhood while living completely outdoors.Wilderness Mum is the extraordinary true story of what happens when you refuse to follow the script. The perfect gift for Mother's Day, it's a love letter to the wild, a testament to the strength of the human spirit and an inspiring guide to embracing motherhood without sacrificing the adventure of a lifetime.
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