Hermit

A memoir of finding freedom in a wild place

Jade Angeles Fitton

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Hutchinson
29 August 2023

Biography; Autobiography: religious & spiritual; Memoirs; Popular philosophy; Coping with personal problems; Popular psychology

A moving memoir from a modern day hermit and her journey to find healing and empowerment through solitude

'I never imagined that the wind would blow me here, to a kind of isolation I have never experienced... There is never anything out here but my shadow, that no one treads on any more'

When Jade's partner leaves the barn that they moved into just weeks before, he leaves a dent in the wall and her life unravelled. Numbed from years in a destructive, abusive relationship, she faces an uncertain future and complete solitude. Slowly, with the help of Devon's salted cliffs and damp forested footpaths, Jade comes back to life and discovers the power of being alone.

As Jade reacclimatizes, she considers what it means to live alone. Through conversations with other hermits across the world, Fitton sheds light on the myriad - and often misunderstood - ways of living alone- from monks to hikikomori, and the largely ignored female hermit.

Jade questions whether hermitic living is possible in an era of constant communication and increased housing costs as she finds herself financially unstable and itinerant. She realises that home doesn't exist within walls, but within the landscape of her childhood home county.

Lyrically written, this is an inspirational story of recovery, of finding home, and of celebrating solitude in the natural world.

By: Jade Angeles Fitton
Imprint: Hutchinson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 224mm, Width: 145mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781529152104
ISBN 10: 1529152100
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 29 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jade Angeles Fitton is a writer, journalist, and award-winning producer. Her work has appeared in the likes of the Guardian, Independent, Vogue, Times Literary Supplement, New Statesman, Literary Review and the BBC. Her poetry has been published in a number of magazines including The Moth.

Reviews for Hermit: A memoir of finding freedom in a wild place

A stirring and evocative meditation on the human urge for solitude across the centuries, which subtly blends memoir and nature writing with a journalist's eye for detail and a poet's clarity of vision * Stu Hannigan * Hermit is as much a story of escape as one of finding one's place in the landscape. A blend of memoir, nature writing and a re-examination of women throughout history who have sought solace in solitude, Jade Angeles Fitton has written a stunning and original book about loss, love and overcoming one's demons. -- Joanna Pocock, author of 'Surrender'