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  • A Widow's Walk Off-Grid to Self-Reliance

  • An Inspiring, True Story of Courage and Determination
  • By: Annie Dodds
  • Narrated by: Pam Ward
  • Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (30 ratings)

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A Widow's Walk Off-Grid to Self-Reliance

By: Annie Dodds
Narrated by: Pam Ward
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Summary

The inspiring, true story of Anne Dodds.

When her husband passed away after a long, trying illness, Annie Dodds was forced to sell almost everything to settle his estate. Homeless, with little money, she wondered if it might be time to pursue a decades-old dream of living a quiet, self-sufficient life alone, off-grid. One day, when her son told her he knew of an old house on 50 acres, she knew it was time.

Feeling empowered and prepared by having read so much over the years, she loaded her belongings into the back of her pickup truck. But as she pulled into the driveway that first day, she could not imagine the challenges she would face, the obstacles she would overcome, the self-doubts she would master, and the soul-strengthening peace and contentment she would find living in a rundown old home on 50 acres of country heaven.

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A fabulous listen

I listened to this book over 2 days, most of it in day 1. An absolute fabulous listen, what a wonderful lady and a heads up to anyone thinking they might want to live off grid.

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A dream to be free

Loved this true life storey of courage and strength of a women who had a dream and went for it, very inspiring.

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Great listen

Great story of someone who entered the world of off the grid the joys the struggles and the survival

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Wonderful independent self reliant Woman

What a heroic tale of such a self reliant capable and compassionate woman. She is what women’s liberation truly is and should be, leading
by example. Enjoyed every minute of the humour and cried at the heartbreak. A wonderful book.

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Enjoyed this book!

Very real story, gave a quirky insite to the various mindsets of this lady's life adventure in off-grid Texas including the normalization of gun culture and needing to defend yourself in the middle of nowhere 4 miles from you nearest neghbours. I enjoyed and giggled at the sweetness of her stories passing triumphs, like finding a water source, sycrochonistically finding or trading for what she needed at the right time and being being generally inovative and self reliant. Respect!

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I applaud you

Loved everything, the animals, the care, the love. Hated the stark reality of violence and poverty

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What a great life story

Enjoyed every step of Annie’s journey. Loved there were no chapter breaks. So sad to finish it.

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heart warming story

A great inspirational story of battling the odds, off grid and in the harshest of environments.
Brilliantly narrated with the perfect voice for the story.

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Realistic telling of a tough tale

This is a story about how living on your wits can develop your character. Annie doesn't try to grow her own food or raise her own livestock, she works hard to earn the money she needs to live independently in a remote rented property, miles from her neighbours. The constant companionship of her dogs and gun evoke a quite different life from that portrayed on aspirational UK daytime TV: this is real, hard life where the environment is set against you.
A wake up if "Build a new life in the country" seems daunting to you.

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Thoroughly enjoyed it!

Really enjoyed it and will listen to it again one day. Amazing life she lived!

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