i adored this book. take me through words to remote islands and you've got me, hook, line and sinker! john, ivar and mary compose the main characters in this book about vulnerability, home and heart. what i loved best was how all three of these people, steeped in their convictions, found many ways to shift, grow and connect. this is lovely armchair adventure, set on the northern coast of scotland, on a desolate island that is truly teeming with life. the ending touched me deeply.