Slow

Slow is the perfect companion on the long road to living a simpler and more fulfilled life.

In Slow author Brooke McAlary - creator and host of the award-winning Slow Home Podcast - gently encourages you to find pleasure and value in a simpler life.

She shares her practical tips and methods that have helped her and her family become happier and more fulfilled. 

What We Love About It

Part memoir, part how-to guide, Slow provides a fascinating insight into the benefits of slowing down. It will inspire you to forget about the Joneses and create a life filled with the things that really matter to you . . . slowly, of course.

Things to Know

Size: 224 pages, Hardcover 

Publishing Details: 2017 by Allen & Unwin

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The Story Behind It

Once upon a time, Brooke McAlary thought she was close to having it all. Married to a wonderful man, mother to a lively young daughter, and pregnant for a second time, she'd acquired all the things she'd once thought important: holidays, cars, a renovated home. Yet despite this, she found herself utterly despondent. Realising that they wanted a simpler, more fulfilling existence, Brooke and her family gradually created their own way of living.

Everything changed when she began decluttering. What began as an effort to remove some of the excess, slowly evolved into a complete transformation. She slowly replaced the overwhelm, clutter, excess and busyness, with a simpler, more meaningful, and contented life. Now she and her husband are self-employed and enjoy a life centred on the important things
- which, it turns out, aren't really things at all.