{"product_id":"returning-light-thirty-years-on-the-island-of-skellig-michael-paperback","title":"Returning Light: Thirty Years on the Island of Skellig Michael - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert L. Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Acclaimed International Bestseller \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is impossible to do justice to the beauty of \u003cem\u003eReturning Light\u003c\/em\u003e. The whole book is a poem.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy the lighthouse keeper on the remote, otherworldly Irish island of Skellig Michael, a \"profound memoir about the importance of place and what it really means to belong\" (\u003cem\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"On Skellig Michael, thousands of birds appear and disappear, erecting towers, coming together in wings of movement which build and unravel over the empty sea. Often, no one else is there to stand beside me on the island. The mind wanders; links with the past are easily made; ancient ways of viewing things come alive.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1987, Robert Harris happened upon an unusual job posting in the local paper--a new warden service was being set up on the island of Skellig Michael, and the deadline was imminent. Just weeks later he was on his way to set up camp in one of Ireland's most remote locations, unaware that he would be making that same journey every May for the next 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere he transports us to the otherworldly island, a place that is teeming with natural life, including curious puffins that like to visit his hut. From the precipice he has observed a coastline that is relatively unchanged for the last thousand years--a beacon of equilibrium in an ever-changing world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the island can be fierce too. It's inhabitable for only five months of the year, and solitude can quickly become isolation as bad weather rolls in to create a veil between Skellig Michael and the rest of the world, when the dizzying terrain can become a very real threat to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful and evocative work of nature writing, \u003cem\u003eReturning Light\u003c\/em\u003e is an extraordinary memoir about the profound effect a place can have on us, and how a remote location can bring with it a great sense of belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8 x 5.31 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52467729596723,"sku":"9780063268296","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/8htOyaaL6T9780063268296.webp?v=1759341339","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/returning-light-thirty-years-on-the-island-of-skellig-michael-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}