Memoir

Field Notes on Coming Home

by Wren Iyer · Narrated by Callum Draper · 11 hrs 34 min

★★★★★ 4.8 · 881 ratings

After years as a ferry deckhand, the author walked away from everything familiar. This is the honest, funny account of what came next.

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After years as a ferry deckhand, the author walked away from everything familiar. This is the honest, funny account of what came next.

Field Notes on Coming Home is the kind of audiobook you press into a friend's hands and then ask about a week later. Wren Iyer writes with real attention to detail, and the pacing carries you through to the final page.

“Impossible to put down.” The Evening Ledger

Publisher	Northlight Audiobooks
Publication date	November 2025
Narrator	Callum Draper
Length	11 hrs 34 min
Format	Unabridged audiobook (Digital download, Audio CD and Streaming available)
ISBN	978-1-81206-332-3
Genre	Memoir
Language	English

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★★★★☆ Worth every page

A thoughtful, well-crafted audiobook. The last third is the best thing I've read this year.

Dana K. · Jul 12, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ A gift to give

Bought a copy for my sister and one for myself. We've been texting about it all week.

Carlos M. · Mar 17, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ Good, not great

Enjoyable and well written. Not quite what I expected from the description, but I'd read more by Wren Iyer.

Dana K. · May 10, 2026 · Verified buyer

★★★★★ Absolutely loved it

I picked this up on a whim and finished it in two sittings. Field Notes on Coming Home is warm, sharp and beautifully paced.

Priya S. · May 8, 2026 · Verified buyer

Wren Iyer

Savannah, GA

Wren Iyer grew up in Savannah, GA and spent years as a wildland firefighter before turning to writing full time. Their work has appeared in Bookmarked Weekly and The Paper Lantern. They now live in Burlington, VT with too many houseplants.