{"product_id":"homesick-nomad-settling-into-an-untethered-life-9780063440135","title":"Homesick Nomad: Settling Into an Untethered Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Madia's adventurous tales transcend their rugged terrain, telling, at the crux of it all, very human stories\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Source\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNowhere for Very Long\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNever Leave the Dogs Behind \u003c\/i\u003eBrianna Madia considers putting down roots--but on her own terms--in this intimate and inspiring memoir addressing life's big questions, such as where and how to live, how to commit to a relationship and whether to become a mother.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrianna Madia is renowned for her honest and enthralling accounts of life in the wilderness, finding her own way by rejecting society's expectations, so what happens when she falls in love and has to reset the boundaries of her fierce independence?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomesick Nomad\u003c\/i\u003e finds Bri splitting her time between her beloved wild desert in Utah and her boyfriend's cozy suburban home in the Pacific Northwest, reckoning with: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea new urge to soften into the embrace of the comforts of home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edefining her purpose and direction in life, including the big decision facing women, the question of motherhood, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fear that committing to others means sacrificing independence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe's not only defying convention to prove something to herself or to others--a simpler way of life out in the desert actually brings her peace, as she realizes when resisting \"upgrades\" to her trailer like running water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing the liberation of the wilderness with the natural compromises of love, Bri navigates these familiar tensions by embracing her life in its wholeness, richer for both the stability of home and the profundity of wide open spaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brianna Madia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperOne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063440135\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMadia, Brianna:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrianna Madia\u003c\/b\u003e has lived a life of relentless intention, traveling the deserts of the American West in an old Ford van. She made a name for herself on social media with her inspiring captions-cum-essays about bravery, identity, nature, and subverting expectations. She lives in Utah and Oregon and wherever the road takes her, so long as her five dogs Bucket, Dagwood, Birdie, Banjo, and Delilah are in the backseat. Her previous books, \u003ci\u003eNowhere for Very Long \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNever Leave the Dogs Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, were \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Brianna Madia \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834185203869,"sku":"9780063440135","price":49.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_284e5888-8067-4d1a-a89b-5260d37a5c79.jpg?v=1776145702","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/homesick-nomad-settling-into-an-untethered-life-9780063440135","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}