SEA ROOM PB

20 years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson he inherited the Shiants, 3 lonely islands set in a dangerous sea 5 miles off Lewis; only a stone bothy for accommodation - and one of the most beautiful places on the planet. A world of hermits and stories, of birds and boats, of fisherman and sheep, 'Sea Room' is these islands' story, written with passion and poetry - a celebration for us all of island life. "Exceptionally well done, beautiful written, personal yet panoramic." OBSERVER An extraordinarily outward-looking book...a truly passionate attention to detail...A love letter no one else could hope to write so well." NOEL MALCOLM, 'Sunday Telegraph' Generous, exuberant and a vividly written narrative...history, travel writing and memoir of the best sort." DAVID CRANE, 'Spectator' "Sharply observed, a finely written work, one to be savoured, turned over and over like a good whisky." ANTHONY SATTIN, 'Sunday Times'