Books

Nest: a memoir of home on the move

“After years of life-changing transition, how could I know what normal looked like any more?”

When Catriona Turner seized the opportunity to leave Scotland for a three-year stay in southern France with her fiancé, she had no idea that over a decade later, she would have moved on from the Pyrenean foothills to the bustling urban hills of Kampala, the dusty Atlantic beaches of Congo, and the flat suburbs of Denmark.

But adventure came at a price. Away from her career, raising children between international moves, Catriona lost her sense of direction. Alongside amazing travel, enriching new friendships, and unimagined opportunities, came family separation, an emergency birth, a political lockdown, and endless culture shock.

Lost in mental health struggles, she became a foreigner in her own home, and fumbled for a sense of purpose. But life on the move meant she had to confront her core belief about what it means to be home. And just when Catriona thought she had it all figured out, along came a global pandemic.

With lovely prose and deft craft, Catriona Turner brings the reader with her not just to fascinating locations around the world, but through her equally compelling inner journey. Don’t miss this memoir of a woman coming home to herself.
International bestseller Rachael Herron

I love Nest! Catriona is an exceptional writer, and a lot of readers will gain comfort from this book. I can’t wait for my friends to read it!
Keri Bloomfield, author of ‘Nothing Like a Dane’

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Once Upon an Expat, edited by Lisa Webb

For the anthology, Once Upon an Expat, I wrote about ‘How Not to Say Goodbye’. The book is full of stories and essays written by women living all over the world. Get your copy of that one here.

Life on the Move, edited by Lisa Webb

The follow-up anthology, Life on the Move, features my essay ‘A Bag of What-If’, all about a very memorable weekend of Congo living. Click here to get your copy.