Burned out by his frantic and stressful New York City life, writer Logan Ward devised an escape from the hectic pace: he and his family would move to their native South and live on a farm—and they would live there as if it were the year 1900. Through four seasons, the Wards traded in every modern convenience and lived entirely off the land, bolstered by the kindness of their neighbors and a rare strike of luck. In See You in a Hundred Years, Ward recounts his family’s adventure: from meeting the incredulous look of the workman sent to disconnect the electricity and figuring out how to harness his ornery mare, to learning the true meaning of self-reliance and discovering the myriad joys of “the simple life.”

Publishers Weekly says of See You in a Hundred Years, “This lyrical account of keeping the 21st century at bay is more real, and more rewarding, than any survival TV show,” and the questions below are designed to assist your book group’s discussion of this lively memoir.