The Summer Isles

Philip Marsden

This is the story of a sea voyage to the Summer Isles, an enticing, periodically inhabited archipelago off the Scottish Highlands. To reach them, Marsden must head north, sailing a course along the exposed and exhilarating western coasts of Ireland and Scotland. It is a course that has been followed for centuries by explorers and adventurers, fishermen and monks, all drawn to the western seas and their distant horizons. But as much as the journey of men, this book is about the journey of ideas: of nostalgia and a very particular kind of geographical yearning; of a culture and language that has been shaped by its dramatic topography; of the local legend and lore that live on to this day.

Author(s): Marsden, Philip
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 18/06/2020
Pagination: 338 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Granta Books
Published By: Granta Books
Book Classification: Travel writing|Social & cultural history
Dimensions: 198x129x21
Weight: 395
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781783783007