until she meets an older woman to whom she finds herself irresistibly drawn
Thus begins the story of a love so enduring and deep it can turn tragedy into triumph
It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here
And what are the implications for her behavior later in life
As Gopnik discovers in this funny and tender account
The Summer Isles: A Voyage of the Imagination, Philip Marsden academia until she meets an olderFrom the acclaimed author of Rising Ground, 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