A Year of Living Simply
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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- £9.99
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
'Simply wonderful.' - BEN FOGLE
'Kate's book has the warmth and calming effect of a log fire and a glass of wine. Unknit your brow and let go. It's a treat.' - GARETH MALONE
'Kate Humble pours her enviable knowledge into attainable goals. It's a winning combination and the prize - a life in balance with nature - is definitely worth claiming.' - LUCY SIEGLE
'As ever, where Kate leads, I follow. She has made me reassess and reset.' - DAN SNOW
If there is one thing that most of us aspire to, it is, simply, to be happy. And yet attaining happiness has become, it appears, anything but simple. Having stuff - The Latest, The Newest, The Best Yet - is all too often peddled as the sure fire route to happiness. So why then, in our consumer-driven society, is depression, stress and anxiety ever more common, affecting every strata of society and every age, even, worryingly, the very young? Why is it, when we have so much, that many of us still feel we are missing something and the rush of pleasure when we buy something new turns so quickly into a feeling of emptiness, or purposelessness, or guilt?
So what is the route to real, deep, long lasting happiness? Could it be that our lives have just become overly crowded, that we've lost sight of the things - the simple things - that give a sense of achievement, a feeling of joy or excitement? That make us happy. Do we need to take a step back, reprioritise? Do we need to make our lives more simple?
Kate Humble's fresh and frank exploration of a stripped-back approach to life is uplifting, engaging and inspiring - and will help us all find balance and happiness every day.
(p) 2020 Octopus Publishing Group
Customer Reviews
Simple living turns out to be expensive
I like Kate, it’s easy to, however this book is just a collection of stories about places she’s been and people she has met. Yes they are places and people who live simply but I didn’t find them very inspiring nor do I think its difficult to live Simply if you can afford a cabin by a lake in the south of France or a small holding in wales where you can indulge in simple pleasures like eating artichokes.
that said, the writing is comforting and ‘simple’ I will read another of her books and hopefully find it a bit more enjoyable.