# Floating Home: narrowboat memoir by Adam Lind

Floating Home is Adam Lind’s travel memoir about questioning conventional ideas of happiness and freedom. The listing describes a five-year journey across twenty-six countries followed by a new life on a narrowboat, combining travel, personal reflection and everyday life on Britain’s waterways.

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- Market: UK
- Language: en-GB
- Currency: GBP
- Category: Books, Music & Hobbies > Books, Music & Movies > Books & Comics
- Price: 8.40 GBP
- Previous price: 10.99 GBP
- Discount: 24%
- Price checked: 2026-11-12T14:56:34.918Z
- Rating: 4.6 / 5
- Reviews: 195

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## At a glance

- Memoir centred on travel, personal growth and narrowboat living.
- The listing describes a five-year journey across twenty-six countries before the author settled on a narrowboat.
- Explores freedom, purpose, happiness and making everyday life more intentional.

## Pros

- Combines travel narrative with reflection on the choices and expectations that shape daily life.
- The narrowboat setting gives the memoir a specific connection to life on Britain’s waterways.

## Specifications

### Publication
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Tonic
- Publication date: 4 Jun. 2026
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1526683571
- ISBN-13: 978-1526683571
### Dimensions and installation
- Weight listed: 200 g
- Dimensions: 12.8 x 2.2 x 19.6 cm

## Before you buy

- The listing presents the book as a memoir and reflective guide, not a practical manual for operating or living on a narrowboat.

## A good fit for

- Readers interested in memoirs about travel, life changes and personal reflection.
- Readers drawn to stories about narrowboat living and Britain’s waterways.

## Less suited to

- Readers looking primarily for practical boating instructions or a factual waterways guide.

## Customer feedback

Customer feedback is notably positive about the reflective content, warm and open writing, presentation and storytelling. Readers also describe the book as engaging and thought-provoking, with some saying it stayed with them. This fits the listing’s memoir-led approach, but feedback does not establish that it offers practical narrowboat instruction. The overall rating distribution is mostly positive, though ratings alone cannot explain individual readers’ reasons.
- Positive themes: Customers praise the writing’s warmth and openness.
- Positive themes: Feedback highlights the presentation, storytelling and engaging, reflective content.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is Floating Home about?
The listing describes Adam Lind’s journey from travel across twenty-six countries to a new life on a narrowboat, alongside reflections on happiness, freedom and purpose.
### Is Floating Home a practical narrowboat guide?
It is described as a memoir with personal-growth themes, rather than a practical boating or waterways guide.
### How long is the book?
The listing gives a print length of 256 pages.

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