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In 2018 I read Davies ’West’, in 2021 I read her ’The Mission House’ and loved them both, so when I saw she had this new book on the horizon, I knew I wanted to read it. Once again, she managed to pull me into this story from the start, and kept me captive in a wilderness, surrounded by both danger and beauty.
Set in the 1840’s on an island during the last phase of the Scottish Clearances, this is the story of a Scottish minister, John, who must travel to this island, his purpose being to evict the one remaining man still living on the island. He leaves his wife to travel there, hesitant to do what he knows he must - evict this man, Ivan.
Not long after he arrives, John is injured, and Ivan brings him to his property, which serves as his home. There, he is able to care for him. There is no real conversation between them at first, since neither speaks the other's language, but as time passes, a friendship and a bond is formed as they come to understand each other.
This was one of those quietly lovely, moving, compassionate, and heartfelt reads for me. One that will stay with me for a long time.
Pub Date: 02 Apr 2024
Many thanks for the ARC provided by Scribner
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bookshelves: 2023, 2023-reads, 2024-publication, scotland, island, family, 1840-s
Aug 25, 2023
bookshelves: 2023, 2023-reads, 2024-publication, scotland, island, family, 1840-s
In 2018 I read Davies ’West’, in 2021 I read her ’The Mission House’ and loved them both, so when I saw she had this new book on the horizon, I knew I wanted to read it. Once again, she managed to pull me into this story from the start, and kept me captive in a wilderness, surrounded by both danger and beauty.
Set in the 1840’s on an island during the last phase of the Scottish Clearances, this is the story of a Scottish minister, John, who must travel to this island, his purpose being to evict the one remaining man still living on the island. He leaves his wife to travel there, hesitant to do what he knows he must - evict this man, Ivan.
Not long after he arrives, John is injured, and Ivan brings him to his property, which serves as his home. There, he is able to care for him. There is no real conversation between them at first, since neither speaks the other's language, but as time passes, a friendship and a bond is formed as they come to understand each other.
This was one of those quietly lovely, moving, compassionate, and heartfelt reads for me. One that will stay with me for a long time.
Pub Date: 02 Apr 2024
Many thanks for the ARC provided by Scribner
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I will most likely read this next :)