"Nicolson's chronicle is a fine book . . . Readers will be duly awed by his delicately layered story." -The New York Times Book Review
A riveting book for all readers who know and love a place where the sea meets the land. In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad -- "Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres . . . Puffins and seals. Apply . . . " -- and found the Shiants (the name...
"No other book has given me as rich a sense of what makes a small island so revelatory of our life on earth." -David Craig, London Review of Books In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad-"Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres . . . Puffins and...