This is such a beautiful book. It is about Jen Hadfields' life in Shetland over the course of about a year.

This book made me ache to see the places Jen so eloquently describes, from cold water swimming to hiking to cliffs, I felt I was there too.

This is a journey of discovery, about place, people, and self. It is understanding what people can do when they live "at the edge."

I had always thought the Shetland was a bit remote, but this challenged me to consider what remote really is.

Jen is a poet, which comes across in the magical use of her prose. I was laughing out loud in parts and weeping in others. I wished I had a paper version of the book to underline paragraphs about swearing, descriptions of the sea, and the beautiful Shetland words.

This made me want to visit even more, to take in the stunning beauty described and also, hopefully, catch a whisper or two of the Shetland language in use.

Storm Pegs by Jen Hatfield

A very good insight to changing your life and taking a very different path from what is seen as normal.
I loved the nature of it all and how she integrated into isle life.