{"product_id":"wilderness-mother-30th-anniversary-edition-deanna-barnhardt-kawatski-9781553807308","title":"Wilderness Mother (30th Anniversary Edition): A Memoir of 13 Years Off the Grid","description":"30th anniversary re-issue of the wilderness classic of raising a young family in the remote wilds of the Pacific Northwest. In 1978 Deanna met her hermit husband in Northern BC 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1553807308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781553807308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronsdale Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Deanna Barnhardt Kawatski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202972598527,"sku":"9781553807308","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d314538-f67a-4176-94cf-3282d43f4655.jpg?v=1756833942","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wilderness-mother-30th-anniversary-edition-deanna-barnhardt-kawatski-9781553807308","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}