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Drystone
A Life Rebuilt
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Kristie De Garis spent years running from places, people and parts of herself. But chaos always followed. When she moved to rural Scotland, she hoped to find peace. Instead, in the space and silence, she was forced to confront everything she had tried to escape: racism,...
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Drystone: A Life Rebuiltis an unflinchingly honest and unexpectedly funny memoir. It is a story about the weight of the past, resilience and the hard work of living on your own terms. Some things may never change. What matters is the life you build anyway.
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Description
Kristie De Garis spent years running from places, people and parts of herself. But chaos always followed.
When she moved to rural Scotland, she hoped to find peace. Instead, in the space and silence, she was forced to confront everything she had tried to escape: racism, trauma, undiagnosed ADHD, addiction and the stark realities of motherhood.
Then, in the land around her and in the slow, stubborn craft of drystone walling, she began to see a different life. One that was quiet, deliberate, and her own.
Drystone: A Life Rebuilt is unflinchingly honest and unexpectedly funny. A story about the weight of the past, resilience and the hard work of living on your own terms.
Some things may never change. What matters is the life you build anyway.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781846976469
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 07 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 138.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 361g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Kristie De Garis is a writer, photographer and drystone waller based in Perthshire, Scotland, where she lives a quiet and carefully curated life. Drystone: A Life Rebuilt is her first book.
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