{"product_id":"storm-pegs-a-life-made-on-shetland-by-jen-hadfield","title":"Storm Pegs A Life Made on Shetland by Jen Hadfield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThis book has been my friend' - Amy Liptrot, bestselling author of\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Outrun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was transported' - KATHERINE MAY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eWINTERING\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeeply thoughtful and beautifully written' - SARAH MOSS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eSUMMERWATER\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/i\u003eA book as exhilarating as a dip in wild winter waters' \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In her late twenties, celebrated poet Jen Hadfield moved to the Shetland archipelago to make her life anew. A scattering of islands at the northernmost point of the United Kingdom, frequently cut off from the mainland by storms, Shetland is a place of Vikings and myths, of ancient languages and old customs, of breathtaking landscapes and violent weather. It has long fascinated travellers seeking the edge of the world.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On these islands known for their isolation and drama, Hadfield found something more: a place teeming with life, where rare seabirds blow in on Atlantic gales, seals and dolphins visit its beaches, and wild folk festivals carry the residents through long, dark winters. She found a close-knit community, too, of neighbours always willing to lend a boat or build a creel, of women wild-swimming together in the star-spangled winter seas. Over seventeen years, as bright summer nights gave way to storm-lashed winters, she learned new ways to live.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In prose as rich and magical as Shetland itself, Hadfield transports us to the islands as a local; introducing us to the remote and beautiful archipelago where she has made her home, and shows us new ways of living at the edge.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, the\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eHighland Book Prize and a recipient of the Windham Campbell Prize.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781529038026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PAN MACMILLAN UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43016122040383,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/8626\/8223\/files\/10801983482732.jpg?v=1773744606","url":"https:\/\/bookconnection.com.au\/products\/storm-pegs-a-life-made-on-shetland-by-jen-hadfield","provider":"The Book Connection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}