The Way Home: Tales from a life without technologyMark Boyle2019

It was 11pm when I checked my email for the last time and turned off my phone for what I hoped would be forever.



No running water, no car, no electricity or any of the things it powers: the internet, phone, washing machine, radio or light bulb. Just a wooden cabin, on a smallholding, by the edge of a stand of spruce.

In this honest and lyrical account of a remarkable life without modern technology, Mark Boyle explores the hard won joys of building a home with his bare hands, learning to make fire, collecting water from the spring, foraging and fishing.

Titre original : The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology (2019)