SHAKING THE TREE: Living the dream at Mother's Garden

by Martin Kirby

Sequel to NO GOING BACK - JOURNEY TO MOTHER'S GARDEN, one English family's inspirational, life-changing story of life on a beautiful Catalan farm as seen by millions around the world on the No Going Back television documentaries.Mother's Garden, a farm of riotous colour, and rich diversity and experiences, has been the home of writer Martin Kirby, Maggie Whitman and their children Ella and Joe since 2000.No Going Back has sold tens of thousands of copies and been published in four languages. People from around the world have come to get a taste of life at The Garden. Now, in another laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, honest account of life on the wild side, Martin lays bare the joys, fears and tribulations that face anyone who falls in love with the idea of a Mediterranean escape from the rat race.This moving account of starting afresh somewhere far removed from all they knew, goes to the heart of fulfilment, the value of family, the importance of time; and it asks important questions of us all. www.mothersgarden.org

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 15, 2015