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| Name: | Rebecca |
| E-Mail: | rebeccagillier_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | London |
| Country: | |
| Date: | Thu Mar 4 21:43:42 2010 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Loved the book, love Scotland, particularly the western coast and the islands. I was just wondering if Tom had taken ownership of the islands yet and if so, how he's getting on. Many thanks. | |
| Name: | john c. kennedy |
| E-Mail: | jck51_AT_comcast_DoT_net |
| Town: | montclair, New Jersey |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Mon Mar 1 14:23:30 2010 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... On a visit to Ireland some years back, I wanted to get to the Skelligs, attracted by the history, situs and spirit of the place. We got as far as Port Magee on a beautiful day but the sea was too rough for a landing. Still, the place lives on in my mind and I've taken to reading about islnds with a similar snese of place. I just finished reading "Sea Room" and have now added the Shiant Islands as one of those places I'll never get to but which gladden my heart that they're there, as it were. Congratulations to Nicolson: the right man for the book and a generous caretaker of a spot in the world that resonates in the hearts of even those who have never been to such a 'spirit shrouded' set of isles. | |
| Name: | Kairen Smith |
| E-Mail: | kstoads_AT_hotmail,com |
| Town: | Bolton |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Date: | Fri Feb 26 14:59:23 2010 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Just to say that I found the Sea Room a fascinating book that I thoroughly enjoyed. I've passed it on my Dad now and I have a list of people who want to read it. Would love to visit the Shiants one day. | |
| Name: | Paul Dobie |
| E-Mail: | paul_DoT_dobie_AT_dsl_DoT_pipex_DoT_com |
| Town: | Biggar |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Fri Feb 5 11:46:43 2010 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... I thoroughly enjoyed reading "Sea Room". I enjoyed learning about the islands, their history & the influences exerted from the shores of Lewis & beyond. I hope you find the photograph & that future custodians of the islands care for them as well as you. Paul. | |
| Name: | MARGARET RUTH TILEY |
| E-Mail: | rtiley9_AT_googlemail_DoT_com |
| Town: | DARLINGTON |
| Country: | ENGLAND |
| Date: | Tue Feb 2 15:30:14 2010 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... i AM FINDING "SEAROOM" FASCINATING AS I HAVE A GREAT LOVE OF THE HEBRIDES AND SKYE, WHICH I HAVE VISITED MANY TIMES.LOVED THE ACCOUNT OF THE BOAT BUILDER AS HE REMINDED ME OF MY FATHER WHO LOVED WORKING WITH WOOD. | |
| Name: | Elizabeth (Allen) Tobiasson |
| E-Mail: | WEWorkshop_AT_aol_DoT_com |
| Town: | Etna New Hampshire |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Sat Jan 30 14:59:32 2010 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Just starting the book ... have been hoping to travel to the Hebrides for a long time and the book is just the frosting on the cake! Such loving feeling in the discription of the boat building ... we also have a small cottage in Brooklin Maine - self proclaimed "Boat Building Capital of the world" (wooden of course)... also the location only identifiable viking artifact found in the US ... a tiny coin. The Tobiassons are of viking stock (Sweden - which we have visited often) the Allens are of Scotish stock, so its my turn now! | |
| Name: | Suzanne Tina Stevens |
| E-Mail: | suzannestevens1957_AT_live_DoT_com |
| Town: | Bay City |
| Country: | Michigan, USA |
| Date: | Wed Jan 27 01:35:26 2010 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... I am fascinated by remote, somewhat mysterious and lovely places. Discovered this group of islands while researching an upcoming trip to the Isle of Skye and, hopefully, some of the Outer Hebrides. What a lovely place! | |
| Name: | roy wright |
| E-Mail: | roy_DoT_tylden_DoT_wright_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | laggan |
| Country: | scotland |
| Date: | Thu Jan 21 09:34:17 2010 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Sea Room - resonant account for margin-dwellers. Beautifully written, energetically researched and deeply felt. The Campbell family lives in the memory (my farm was abandoned at the same time but there is a photo 1901 or 1904 of the Logan family.) Did Catherine not say "I'll leave this place in my box". Is there a tragic irony where her firm desire to preserve the status quo forced its destruction? No answer I know - but a truly compelling story - among many others! | |
| Name: | roy wright |
| E-Mail: | roy_DoT_tylden_DoT_wright_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | laggan |
| Country: | scotland |
| Date: | Thu Jan 21 09:32:48 2010 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Sea Room - resonant account for margin-dwellers. Beautifully written, energetically researched and deeply felt. The Campbell family lives in the memory (my farm was abandoned at the same time but there is a photo 1901 or 1904 of the Logan family.) Did Catherine not say "I'll leave this place in my box". Is there a tragic irony where her firm desire to preserve the status quo forced its destruction? No answer I know - but a truly compelling story - among many others! | |
| Name: | Fernando De Sousa |
| E-Mail: | santec_AT_orange_DoT_fr |
| Town: | Paris / Oporto |
| Country: | France / Portugal |
| Date: | Thu Jan 7 23:33:48 2010 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I have discovered some years ago, when living and teaching portuguese in London, The Shiants from "Sea Room", a wonderful and captivating book; as I m a passionate reader for small islands information, I quite often visit this website (as others for scottish islands as St Kilda or Britanny islands in the west of France); I m now passing this love affair to some of my students and friends; thanks Adam, for your delightful book; through him I could understand why me, coming from a mediterranian country, love so much these northern countrysides. | |
| Name: | David (McIver) Docherty |
| E-Mail: | dochertyinbc_AT_yahoo_DoT_ca |
| Town: | Salmon Arm, BC |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Wed Dec 2 07:11:59 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... I began reading Sea Room as a research tool and quickly was immersed in as fine a read as ever I have enjoyed. Thank you so much for the sharing. Nunquam obliviscar. | |
| Name: | Aileen |
| E-Mail: | ailwalker21_AT_googlemail_DoT_co_DoT_uk |
| Town: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Tue Nov 24 10:27:24 2009 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... I went to Edinburgh yesterday to the National Museum of Scotland, specifically to see the Shiant torc. I won’t tell you where it is displayed so you can have the fun of finding it too. It is modestly described as a Viking Necklace and as having been found in the Minch without mentioning the Shiants. It is a beautiful object and part of the fascination for me is the mystery surrounding its loss. I love the idea suggested by Adam in his book that it may have been a votive offering – a gift to the world. Sea Room is one of the most fascinating books that I have ever read. It was my companion while on retreat in North Wales. Thanks Adam for loving the Shiants and for sharing that. | |
| Name: | James Sandrock |
| E-Mail: | james-sandrock_AT_uiowa_DoT_edu |
| Town: | Iowa City, IA |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Mon Nov 23 23:00:51 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... I have been interested in the Hebrides for years, especially St Kilda and, since reading "Sea Room" (one of the best-written, most charming books ever) in the Shiants. The Parcae willing, I will see them all some day. | |
| Name: | alexa kirsten |
| E-Mail: | stapole_AT_mweb_DoT_co_DoT_za |
| Town: | Wellington |
| Country: | South Africa |
| Date: | Fri Nov 6 14:14:01 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Am totally fascinated by these islands - have been made aware of them by the wonderful descriptions in the book Sea Room. Such a joy to read and even from so far away am so intrigued. Thank you for this extraordinary book. | |
| Name: | Sam Wang |
| E-Mail: | znd5601_AT_yahoo_DoT_com_DoT_cn |
| Town: | Wuhan |
| Country: | China |
| Date: | Fri Oct 16 05:17:27 2009 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Dear Adam, I am translating a book "A Book of Silence" by Sara Maitland into Chinese and unexpectedly visited you website and read the samle chapter.The introduction to your island and the book Sea Room are really impressive.By reading I have imagined to tour a magnificent place there. Many thanks. | |
| Name: | Patricia Osterhout |
| E-Mail: | angel62441_AT_aol_DoT_com |
| Town: | New Smyrna Beach, FL |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Thu Oct 15 23:04:17 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Dear Adam, My husband and I read "God's Secretaries" several years ago. He has since passed away, but the book is still treasured in our home library. Our book club was reading "The Guynd" and when ordering on Amazon, your book came up as "other selected reading". I have always been fascinated with the Scottish Island culture beginning with an article (and later book) about St. Kilda. I am reading and loving your book "Sea Room". I only wish Bill were here to enjoy it also. My dream is to make another trip to Scotland (the first in 9/07 and make a longer stay. If I weren't so old (68) I would like to make one of those trips to St. Kilda. But it might be too much. That sounds like something for a much younger person. I will also buy and enjoy reading your book on sailing around the British Isles. Bill and I had a Pacific Seacraft 31 and loved it very much. I enjoyed the chapter in your book about the building and sailing of "Freyja". God Bless you and thank you for your books and website. | |
| Name: | VAN ROY Willem |
| E-Mail: | wivanroy_AT_scarlet_DoT_be |
| Town: | Dilbeek |
| Country: | Belgium |
| Date: | Thu Sep 17 20:59:41 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I have always been interested in the remote islands of Scotland, and when I found "Sea Room" by chance in a second hand bookshop, I bought it immediately. It is a marvellous book. Thank you so much for this wonderfull book. | |
| Name: | Laurie Prescott |
| E-Mail: | laurie_DoT_prescott_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Edinburgh |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Sun Sep 6 11:08:35 2009 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Hallo Adam, I could not help but write to you after reading “Sea Room” and later exploring the fantastic Shiant Islands website to which I have returned time and time again. I so enjoyed “Sea Room” and could hardly put it down until I came to the end. It was so evocative, and the work is brimming with your love and enthusiasm for the Islands. It is a masterpiece and much of what you have written is so familiar and applies loosely to the Western Isles in general. You have included so much detail, particularly of the archaeology, geology and bird life, not to mention the prospect of a most generous welcome to those fortunate enough to land on your very own islands. “Sea Room” was lent to me by Bill Cowie, the warden of South Rona. We visit Rona frequently and Bill is a very old friend, who has also spent much time alone on his island. I am sure that you will know of him if you have not already met him. We are yachties and although we stay in the big city of Edinburgh, for many years we have spent our “summers” sailing in the Western Isles and beyond. It is a wonderful experience to visit the Shiant Islands when the weather and circumstances allow and I hope that one day our paths may cross there. Meantime, it has been a great privilege to read “Sea Room”. Laurie Prescott | |
| Name: | Jocie HARRIS-Hoch |
| E-Mail: | Harrishoch_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Carmel/Big Sur, California |
| Country: | U.S. |
| Date: | Sat Sep 5 02:18:23 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Adam, Found Sea Room by chance at the public library. I am a shepherd of Scottish Highland Blackface and Soay sheep here in California for grazing purposes. I have always loved the Outer Hebrides and want to visit someday. For now, your book has taken me there and during a tough period of time, just when I needed to escape. Thank you. | |
| Name: | Martin Roberts |
| E-Mail: | mwhroberts_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Berks |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Sun Aug 23 21:27:54 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... We visited twice this year by yacht and found it invigorating. Continue the good work, keep the island in family hands and away from the paper pushers. I hope the archaelogical work continues on the history of human habitation. | |
| Name: | Cait McCullagh |
| E-Mail: | cait_DoT_mccullagh_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Lemlair |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Sun Aug 23 08:51:22 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Delighted to have stumbled upon this site whilst looking for images of sheep shanks! I have heard a great deal about archaeological and nautical advantures on around the islands from Janet and Cathy. | |
| Name: | Cait McCullagh |
| E-Mail: | cait_DoT_mccullagh_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Lemlair |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Sun Aug 23 08:50:25 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Delighted to have stumbled upon this site whilst looking for images of sheep shanks! I have heard a great deal about archaeological and nautical advantures on around the islands from Janet and Cathy. | |
| Name: | Kate Lock |
| E-Mail: | kate_DoT_lock_AT_newpark_DoT_eclipse_DoT_co_DoT_uk |
| Town: | Copplestone ( a village actually!) |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Sun Aug 16 22:30:03 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Hi. Just had the joy of finishing Sea Room, lovingly recommended by a dear friend. I very much enjoyed it, I felt that I had been there with you, by the end, sitting on a grassy bank looking out to sea. It took me back to a very lovely holiday I spent with my mum and dad (and, I think, one brother, I have many, but I think most of them were not there - not sure why) to Mull. It is the only place that I have considered jumping ship to stay at the end of the holiday! Unfortunately I am a woman, but I hope that won't put you off replying! Living as we have in the country - deepest Devon - I have learnt many skills that I had no idea of - shooting, plucking, raising pigs (and children, probably less successfully). Anyhow, I just wanted to say how lovely it was to metaphrically spend that time sitting on your islad soaking up the history, geography and the stories. I would love to visit the Shiants some time, when pigs and children allow. Many many thanks. Kate | |
| Name: | Duncan Murchison |
| E-Mail: | murchison972_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Applecross |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Fri Aug 14 22:04:49 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Passed by manys a time but never been able to land | |
| Name: | Joe Harland |
| E-Mail: | joe_DoT_gh_AT_ntlworld_DoT_com |
| Town: | Guildford |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Tue Aug 11 15:40:04 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Thank you for a great holiday read. As a child, a long time ago I used to draw and colour Puffins but had never seen one. However this year I managed to get to Skomer and actually see them. They were as wonderful as I imagined and reading your book a month later made the experience even better. I now have to plan a trip to your islands for some more magic. Thank you | |
| Name: | FIona Macdonald |
| E-Mail: | ffoggin_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | |
| Country: | Singapore |
| Date: | Thu Jul 30 16:04:13 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Hi, I'm from the North East of England, currently living in Singapore. I'm reading Sea Room and am loving reading about the seasonal changes - believe it or not I really miss cold weather, 'proper' green grass and sheep......I'm plotting my escape for when my Teens fly the nest - I'll put the Shiants on my list. Fiona Macdonald | |
| Name: | Dusty Deming |
| E-Mail: | ddeming_AT_ymcagreenville_DoT_org |
| Town: | Greenville, South Carolina |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Mon Jul 27 17:40:52 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I was hiking in the Western Highlands and Isle of Skye in June and our guide , Iain Thow, recommended Sea Room, which I just finished. He was enthusiastic and now, I am too. Except for the rats, the Shiants would be a wonderful place to visit. Hope to be back in two years for another hike and to paint. I will try to find a way to the Shiants then (July 2011). Thank you for a lovely, inspiring book. | |
| Name: | Jack Street |
| E-Mail: | Jackjeeppy_AT_aol_DoT_com |
| Town: | Sheffield |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Mon Jul 27 09:38:24 2009 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Hi Adam I went to the Shiants with Jim Lennon in July 09 and I am writing a small piece for my ringing group web site can I use the information on your website about the birds on the Shiant Islands please. | |
| Name: | ann shuker |
| E-Mail: | ann_AT_shuker_DoT_com |
| Town: | elstree |
| Country: | herts |
| Date: | Tue Jul 7 23:07:11 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Having read Sea Room a few years ago I was delighted to see that noble caledonian was sailing there as part of their scottish island heritage tour on their ship Island Sky in June 2009.We had a wonderful trip. Perfect weather, the sea like a mill pond, and were able to sail right around the Shiants and see the little house on the shore. We didnt land but I could recognize many of the landmarks from the book as we sailed around & it was very beautiful.. I will now have to read it again! It is one of my favourite books I enjoyed reading it so much & was sorry to get to the end. It reminded me of a holiday spent with friends on LundyIsland on my 21st birthday many ,many years ago. We didn t see any puffins then but on the trip to the Scottish islands in June we saw plenty ! | |
| Name: | Margaret Swanberg |
| E-Mail: | mswanberg_AT_ymail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Ioannina |
| Country: | Greece |
| Date: | Wed Jun 24 14:39:38 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Beautiful book, magnificent islands and an excellent website. Wish I could visit the place myself. | |
| Name: | Iain Beaton |
| E-Mail: | ibeaton_AT_talktalk_DoT_net |
| Town: | St Helens |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Wed Jun 17 15:26:13 2009 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... Sailed around the Shiants on Friday 12th June 2009 on M.C.A. Orca 1 offshore R.H.I.B under cloudless skies and saw 2 whales,porpoises,seals,lots of puffins,guillemots,kittiwakes,fulmars, skuas and razorbills. Wonderful 3 hours! | |
| Name: | Andy Morris RN Retd Ex Lt RN HMS Collingwood |
| E-Mail: | andy_DoT_morris1_DoT_morris_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Fareham |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Mon Jun 15 10:44:05 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Excellent Website full of interest and Information. Although 12 cans of beer and 1 bottle of Scotch for 4 days is a bit frugal. Sea Room is rivetting and would love to see Freya included under full new sail !! | |
| Name: | Patrick Standen |
| E-Mail: | pstanden_AT_smcvt_DoT_edu |
| Town: | Burlington, Vermont |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Jun 12 15:57:41 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... "Sea Room" is, in my opinion, a wonderful book. I was riveted to your descriptions of the Shiants. Thank you for writing such a stirring and profound portrait of a place. | |
| Name: | Annemiek Meertens |
| E-Mail: | annemiek_DoT_meertens_AT_deltares_DoT_nl |
| Town: | Rotterdam |
| Country: | The Netherlands |
| Date: | Tue Jun 2 11:30:09 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Interesting book and website! | |
| Name: | Paul Thompson |
| E-Mail: | mfernanc_AT_virginbroadband_DoT_com_DoT_au |
| Town: | armidale |
| Country: | australia |
| Date: | Sun May 24 05:33:22 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Up to chapter 5 in Sea Room and only today decided to find the Shiants via google. The Shiant homepage adds another dimension and is the next best thing to actually being there. While born in Sussex and living in Australia for 30+years, my heart resides in the islands and highlands of Scotland.Thank you for a gem of a book and the pleasure of The Shiants exploration from here down under. | |
| Name: | Michael Hannaford |
| E-Mail: | mhannaford_AT_ccga_DoT_edu |
| Town: | Folkston, Georgia |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri May 22 02:04:25 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... I have loved your wonderful book and, consequently, love your enchanted but oh-so-marvelously-real islands. Thank you very much! | |
| Name: | Robert Wagner |
| E-Mail: | robert_DoT_wagner_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Nr Kilmarnock |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Thu May 21 07:52:10 2009 |
| How you found us: | I don't remember |
| Wrote... all sounds wonderful but very worrying bird report | |
| Name: | Robert Wagner |
| E-Mail: | robert_DoT_wagner_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Nr Kilmarnock |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Thu May 21 07:51:07 2009 |
| How you found us: | I don't remember |
| Wrote... It all sounds wonderful except for the very worrying seabird report. | |
| Name: | Ted Naughton |
| E-Mail: | naught_AT_optonline_DoT_net |
| Town: | Head of the Harbor, New York |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Sat May 9 19:30:58 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Thank You | |
| Name: | Amanda Jane MacLean |
| E-Mail: | mandyjane61_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Glasgow |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Tue May 5 12:26:44 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I recently visited Stornoway and found your book in the tourist information office. I really don't want to finish reading it! Thank you for a lovely book! | |
| Name: | Maria Palmer |
| E-Mail: | MARIA_DoT_PALMER_AT_CSA_DoT_GSI_DoT_GOV_DoT_UK |
| Town: | Plymouth |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Fri Apr 24 12:57:40 2009 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Last week I fell over and injured myself. For three days of enforced idlness (in the sun I might add) I was able to bask in the Shiant Isles, I even dreamt about them. They will always shine for me.Thank you Adam. | |
| Name: | Bayla Bower |
| E-Mail: | baylacrone_AT_aol_DoT_com |
| Town: | Berkeley |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Tue Apr 7 21:57:33 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Thanks for your book and the thoughtfulness and thoroughness it took to write it. I found it at my local library, looking for Orkneys or anything on Scotland (the land of some of my kin). | |
| Name: | Sarah Duce |
| E-Mail: | sarah_duce_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Fortrose |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Date: | Sat Feb 21 21:29:09 2009 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... I was born on Harris, and the Shiants were a welcome sight to a kid who got very seasick on the ferry! My dad used to fish round them and the tales of giant rats still scare me! Going up next week so will give them a wave. Sarah. | |
| Name: | Bart Hobson |
| E-Mail: | hobsonbd_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Wausau |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Tue Feb 17 03:24:12 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... The online bookseller Alibris recommended your book after I ordered a copy of "A Childhood in Scotland" by Christian Miller. That had long been one of my favorite books and now that I have little children afraid of ghosts, I reacquired it because Ms. Miller speaks so calmly of living with the ghosts of her ancestors. Your book has some of the same sense of growing up in a different world (different to me, of course, while home to you, although I gather you have always been a bit of a stranger at least to some of the Scots). I had heard of you during the period of my life when I spent all my free time sailing (before the little children). I appreciate your depicting islands as a feature of the sea. Island life here on the Great Lakes is not so different (I know a man who owns an island on Lake Superior and have recommended your book to him.) It's a wonderful thing to be attached to the land. We Americans tend to move around a lot, for good or ill, myself as much any any, but learning to feel the heart of a landscape is important if one is to become a steward instead of an exploiter. I thought often of John McPhee while reading your book. And of John Muir, who grew up Wisconsin before heading to California. In the time I have lived in Wisconsin, the bald eagle has strongly recovered and now even nests in our city limits. I hope the sea eagle can likewise revive. I hope some day to make it to Scotland. Among other things, I now yearn to know which castle was Ms. Miller's family home (she carefully does not say) and, now being acquainted with the Shiant Isles, perhaps to visit there. Thank you for your enchanting book, Bart Hobson | |
| Name: | David B. Bartley |
| E-Mail: | david_DoT_bartley_AT_bradygames_DoT_com |
| Town: | Indianapolis, IN |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Feb 6 22:11:31 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Dear Adam, This message is long overdue. I finished reading Sea Room a few months before the date in which you had planned to 'will' the islands over to your son. It's been a while since then, and I've been meaning to tell you how much I enjoyed the book -- on so many levels (nature, history, location, etc.). My wife and I visited Scotland, including Skye and Orkney, in 1997. Hope to someday return and visit the Hebrides. Kind Regards, David | |
| Name: | Theo J. M. Vestjens |
| E-Mail: | Tjmvestjens_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Groningen |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Date: | Mon Jan 26 20:59:54 2009 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... I like the book Zeezicht leven op een onbewoond eiland a lot. Thanks | |
| Name: | David Shipway |
| E-Mail: | shipway_AT_island_DoT_net |
| Town: | Cortes Island, British Columbia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Sun Jan 18 07:54:31 2009 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... Thoroughly enjoying Sea Room now, after reading Seamanship this winter by the fire, with a wee bit of good scotch, when working on the boat I'm rebuilding to get about the many small islands here in B.C. was just to difficult or chilly to contemplate. | |
| Name: | Geoff Kirkham |
| E-Mail: | geoffkirkhamiom_AT_live_DoT_co_DoT_uk |
| Town: | Arnside |
| Country: | Cumbria |
| Date: | Tue Dec 30 20:21:16 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... What a wonderful book, Sea Room, read it in 2 weeks! Must visit soon. Have spent some time on Rum, Shiant next!! Thanks Adam for genourously sharing those wonderful isles and stories with us. Hope Tom enjoys them as you have. Geoff | |
| Name: | Jane Barff |
| E-Mail: | janebarff_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Slaithwaite |
| Country: | W Yorkshire |
| Date: | Tue Dec 23 13:33:31 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... A lovely, lovely book, so beautifully written. I enjoyed it hugely. | |
| Name: | theun de jong |
| E-Mail: | th_DoT_j_DoT_47_AT_hetnet_DoT_nl |
| Town: | Medemblik |
| Country: | The Netherlands |
| Date: | Tue Dec 9 09:33:51 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Got the Dutch version of the book on dec. 6th (Sinterklaas). Now, dec.9th. I almost finished it. What an opportunity to learn more about nature, geology and history of this part of Scotland. Visited the outer Hebrides a couple of years ago and I'm glad to learn more by this wonderful book. | |
| Name: | Nick Spurling |
| E-Mail: | nick_AT_spurling_DoT_com |
| Town: | Berkhamsted |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Tue Nov 18 00:46:15 2008 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Just a line or two to say many thanks for the truly poetic gem of a book, Sea Room which I read very slowly as I didn't want to finish it. Hopefully will visit the Shiant Iles some day.Meanwhile must read all your other books! | |
| Name: | Walt McCarthy |
| E-Mail: | waltmcc1_AT_prodigy_DoT_net |
| Town: | Long Lake, Minnesota |
| Country: | U.S.A. |
| Date: | Mon Oct 20 14:22:58 2008 |
| How you found us: | Word of mouth |
| Wrote... My wife and I have been visiting Scotland each year for a long time, and we always spend our last week on Islay. We heard about the Shiants there. Then I read the book and want to know more about the digs that are going on. I notice the next entry is from another McCarthy-no relation that I know of--but she might be able to find the islands on GoogleEarth. I am going to try it next. Walt McCarthy. | |
| Name: | Susan McCarthy |
| E-Mail: | eemccart_AT_indstate_DoT_edu |
| Town: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Sep 12 14:33:34 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Now I looked at your map and see the Islands are West of the North End of Scotland. (I don't know why my Atlas gave me map references in the North Sea.) | |
| Name: | Susan McCarthy |
| E-Mail: | eemccart_AT_indstate_DoT_edu |
| Town: | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Sep 12 14:22:06 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Our senior citizen center book club chose to read "Sea Room" for this month. I am trying to get a visual image of where the islands are in relation to Scotland. My Atlas seems to show them closer to England than Scotland? Thank you for your book. I was impressed how much you could enjoy nature. Then last night I heard a lecture on gratefulness and plan to look at our own nature with gratefulness. I believe it will bring me closer to your deep appreciation of nature. Thank you for your wonderful book. Susan McCarthy | |
| Name: | Caroline Jones |
| E-Mail: | caroline_AT_ospreyindexing_DoT_co_DoT_uk |
| Town: | Lea Bridge |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Wed Aug 20 20:29:33 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I'm reading "Sea Room" and have just finished the chapter about the puffins. We've heard a lot about puffin populations in the UK declining in the past couple of years. I wondered how the population there is faring? Best wishes, Caroline | |
| Name: | Jane & Paul Prince |
| E-Mail: | janeprince_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Sat Aug 16 15:34:43 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... We visited the islands on 5th June 2008 with Hebridean Whale Cruises in their RHIB boat from Gairloch. We saw dozens of different bird types, as well as harbour porpoise, seal, minke whale and common dolphin. Exciting boat trip to beautiful and fascinating islands. | |
| Name: | Tom and Mairi Fuller |
| E-Mail: | tommfuller at gmail dot com |
| Town: | Aberdeenshire |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Sat Aug 2 10:09:00 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... We visited the Shiants on the 31st July on our honeymoon (and Mairi's birthday!) having read Sea Room. We visited by RIB from Staffin, and saw two basking sharks and porpoises as well as a huge school of mackerel and sea birds beyond count. We had lunch by the cairn on Eilean an Tighe. An absolutely stunning day - thank you! | |
| Name: | Roger Barfoot |
| E-Mail: | rogerbarfoot_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Basingstoke |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Fri Aug 1 18:51:37 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Have just finished reading 'Sea Room'It made me feel that I have stayed on the Shiants,thankyou for the wonderful journey A beautiful poetic story of those lovely proud Isle. Long may stay that way. | |
| Name: | John Weir |
| E-Mail: | cushing_AT_bmts_DoT_com |
| Town: | Southampton, Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Mon Jul 28 14:23:08 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Captivating book. Mysterious and enlightening. Makes me want to visit, maybe someday. Currently reading a history of Lewis lent to me by Annie MacIver previous registrar for Lewis (1950's 60's) | |
| Name: | Lynn Robinson |
| E-Mail: | lynnr23_AT_googlemail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Dundee |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Sun Jul 27 12:44:25 2008 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... I've just returned from my first visit to Gairloch where I went on on a whale watching cruise. It was while booking the cruise I first found out about the Shiant Islands. I bought 'Sea Room' in Gairloch, it's an absolutely amazing book and I cant wait to return there to take the Hebridean Cruise round the Shiants!! | |
| Name: | Alexander F. Wilson |
| E-Mail: | a_DoT_f_DoT_wilson_AT_mail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Phoenix, Maryland |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Thu Jul 10 04:50:16 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Sea Room was one of the most beautifully written books I've ever come across. Thank you Adam Nicolson for hours of sheer poetry! | |
| Name: | Ann Harthill |
| E-Mail: | annharthill_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Dundee |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Fri Jun 27 04:25:04 2008 |
| How you found us: | Word of mouth |
| Wrote... I visited the Shiants on 21 June with The Island Book Trust and loved it. Normally a very buttoned up person, I found it emotionally overwhelming. Brought up on the island of Lewis, we used to see the Shiants from the steamer 'Loch Seaforth' as we sailed back from school holidays on the mainland. My father would point out the uninhabited 'enchanted' islands; so there was always an air of magic about them. It was wonderful to land there at last. I loved being so close to the puffins too. They are just so solemnly funny. The only sad thing is I've lost my copy of Sea Room to my sister who is now reading it avidly. I've just had to order another as I was half way through a re-read. Thank you so much to Tom for giving permission for the visit and to both for the talk and guiding | |
| Name: | hannah phillips |
| E-Mail: | hannahaha15_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | crediton |
| Country: | devon |
| Date: | Sun Jun 15 22:40:55 2008 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... i visited the shiants last week on a boat trip- we didnt touch land but pottered about taking pics of the birds from a small rubber motorised boat. Wild, amazing, noisy...got some great pics of fulmar landing on water and puffins clumsily taking off. thinking of seeing if a wild and windy stay would be possible..... thanks alot. | |
| Name: | Susan Lesley Dantinnes |
| E-Mail: | itszanys_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Lemreway |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Sun Jun 15 12:31:39 2008 |
| How you found us: | Word of mouth |
| Wrote... We moved to Lemreway a couple of months ago and love it.Every time we come home on the descent into the village we can see the Shiants and sometimes it seems as though we can touch them they appear to be so close. We can't wait until the 21st June as we are booked on the boat trip from Lemreway to the Shiants with a talk given by Adam beforehand in the Marine Harvest shed.Hopefully good weather shall prevail and we shall be able to walk on the islands.Can't wait !! | |
| Name: | Alex |
| E-Mail: | zim_sunray_AT_yahoo_DoT_com |
| Town: | Harare |
| Country: | Zimbabwe |
| Date: | Mon Jun 2 18:21:55 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Enthralled by your coverage and descriptions. Got lovely pics of puffins out of Wiki. As I was trained as an aero eng. can see immediately that they have wing-loading problems - reminded me of the GeeBee! | |
| Name: | elizabeth Colvin |
| E-Mail: | lizcolvin_AT_waitrose_DoT_com |
| Town: | Andover |
| Country: | england |
| Date: | Tue May 20 22:39:11 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book 'Sea Room' |
| Wrote... Having heard you at Cambridge last September I have been enjoying your books. Have now read Searoom. So glad I can read about it and not have to go there, book glorious but am quite sure that the olive oil and whickey would run out too soon. Not even the idea of all the lobsters can tempt me. | |
| Name: | Ruud Ravenhorst |
| E-Mail: | rravenh AT xs4all dot nl |
| Town: | Haarlem/NH |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Date: | Mon May 5 19:25:37 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Visited the Shiants with a boat from Gairloch. Great! | |
| Name: | Regina M. Belt |
| E-Mail: | regbel_AT_msn_DoT_com |
| Town: | Crystal Lake |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Date: | Thu Apr 17 21:56:58 2008 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... I will be returning to Harris this summer; it\'s a place of special joy and peace for me......the Shiants were pointed out to me from the ferry and I am delighted that I found this site and know more about them. I intend to go purchase Sea Room now. May life continue on the Shiants as you describe! | |
| Name: | Bob Somers |
| E-Mail: | bob_DoT_somers_AT_btopenworld_DoT_com |
| Town: | Tottenham |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Fri Apr 11 14:06:28 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... I\'m 50% through reading your book slowly as I don\'t want to miss anything! It\'s a great read and fascinating history. | |
| Name: | Michelle Howe |
| E-Mail: | michelle_DoT_howe_AT_xtra_DoT_co_DoT_nz |
| Town: | Maketu, Bay of Plenty |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Date: | Mon Mar 24 03:14:13 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... Thank you for \"Sea Room\" I live on an estuary looking out to sea on the east coast of New Zealand and your book confirmed for me the joys of such a life where the tides, migratory bird life and the sound of the waves are a balme to the soul. Your book transported me to your own islands and reminded me of my Scottish and Manx heritage- the pull making me want to travel back there again | |
| Name: | Julia Best |
| E-Mail: | bestjb_AT_Cardiff_DoT_ac_DoT_uk |
| Town: | |
| Country: | Wales |
| Date: | Fri Feb 22 22:40:00 2008 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Dear Adam, Hello. I am a third year archaeology student at cardiff university, and am currently analysing the bird bone remains from the SHIP excavations for my dissertation. I was not sure how best to contact you so I thought I would try here first. I was wondering whether it would be possible for me to use some of the information on this website as introductory material for my final dissertation and for a display poster I am producing for the department? All information would of course be referenced and acknowledged in the documents. The more work I do the more I fall in love with these beautiful Islands. :) Thanks for your time Julia | |
| Name: | John Arthur |
| E-Mail: | aqod50_AT_dsl_DoT_pipex_DoT_com |
| Town: | London |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Tue Feb 19 17:19:26 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... I am 87, and housebound. I\'ve done quite a lot in my time! For me \"Sea Room\" was an escape. I loved it. Have you time to produce a newsletter to bring us up to date? As a result of reading your book I read your father\'s \"Portrait of a Marriage\" and am now starting \"Seize the Fire\". The nearest I ever got to the Shiants was when I was serving in the Royal Navy. After escorting an Atlantic convoy and before returning to base we would check on our weapons, and go fishing in the Minches with depth charges. A long time ago. | |
| Name: | Bill Smith |
| E-Mail: | billsmith49_AT_earthlink_DoT_net |
| Town: | Plainfield, Indiana |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Sun Feb 3 21:00:38 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I thoroughly enjoyed reading \"Sea Room\" as well as \"Seize the Fire\". My wife and I are planning another trip to Scotland and if time allows we would like to visit Harris/Lewis. On the ferry from Skye, what is the chance (just a guess, I know) that we can see the Shiants on our ferry trip? Is there a specific ferry trip we should take that would be closer to the Shiants and allow at least a look at them as we go or come? Thanks. | |
| Name: | mary lou bethune |
| E-Mail: | marylou909_AT_bellsouth_DoT_net |
| Town: | Hillsborough, North Carolina |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Jan 25 18:10:06 2008 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Dear Adam, I wrote before quoting Virginia Woolf to you and praising your Sea Room. I will quote again \" the country is like a convent; the soul rises to the top\". I am sure that your island is that to you. I wonder if you gave the island to your son when he reached 21? Did he want it? Write some more- and read The Water in Between by Keven Patterson- a philosphical sailor doctor Mary Lou Bethune | |
| Name: | Catriona Graham |
| E-Mail: | catrionadgraham_AT_gmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Llanfair Caereinion |
| Country: | Wales |
| Date: | Wed Jan 23 10:46:33 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Apart from being a great read which allows the reader to join you on the Shiants, I am finding it really interesting as my grandfather was a Stewart from Stornoway and his father from Kilmory in Arran, so island people who made their living from the land and sea. I can imagine their life better now, in all its harshness and also peace and beauty. I think that the Minch is a natural limiter of what we all fear, an excess of visitors who are not of the adventurous doughty and considerate sort!Catriona | |
| Name: | Gerald MacAlpine |
| E-Mail: | gmacalpine_AT_ns_DoT_sympatico_DoT_ca |
| Town: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Fri Jan 18 00:59:40 2008 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... Just finished reading the book and enjoyed it all. The mention of \"lazy beds\" brought back memories of helping my father make his when he was planting potatoes in wet ground. How they got the \"lazy\" name, I don\'t know because it is one tough way to plant a garden. I have always had an interest in Scotland and have visited parts of it when I was in the navy, actually my first foreign port was Lamlash! My grandmother was a Morrison but her branch of the clan was from Durness and her grandfather came from there in 1827. I also have the book, \"Seize the Fire\" which I haven\'t got to read yet. | |
| Name: | Esme Boone |
| E-Mail: | boone_1_AT_sympatico_DoT_ca |
| Town: | Kenora, Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Tue Jan 15 01:30:26 2008 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I live in Canada, and have visited the Hebrides four times in five years (Lewis mainly). A friend, knowing how I love this place, gave me The Sea Room for Christmas. I am still reading (and loving) it. I was looking for some good pictures of it as the photos in the book don\'t have any explanations beside them. I love Ann Bowkes\' photos, they really make one feel that one has been there. Thank you Ann Thank you for the book Mr Nicolson | |
| Name: | Barry Greenwood |
| E-Mail: | barry_DoT_d_DoT_greenwood_AT_btinternet_DoT_com |
| Town: | Cullingworth, West Yorkshire |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Thu Dec 27 12:52:39 2007 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... I first saw your islands from the deck of HMS Glasgow in the 50\'s, bound for Invergordon. Fascinated by them at the time and since during trips to Lewis. I enjoyed your book very much indeed. | |
| Name: | Tim |
| E-Mail: | timaroy_AT_yahoo_DoT_co_DoT_uk |
| Town: | Buckhaven |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Date: | Thu Dec 27 12:12:47 2007 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... Had this book for ages and its still one of my favourites, one day Ill visit the islands and I\'ll be taking this book with me | |
| Name: | andrew preston |
| E-Mail: | andrew_AT_824_DoT_com_DoT_au |
| Town: | rozelle |
| Country: | australia |
| Date: | Sun Dec 23 05:44:06 2007 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... Thankyou for \"Sea Room\" | |
| Name: | John Sayles |
| E-Mail: | JWSAYL_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Poland Spring, Maine |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Tue Dec 4 20:59:16 2007 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... Greetings! I finished reading \"Sea Room\" earlier today and decided to check out the website out of a desire to prolong the Shiant experience just a little longer. Well done...I especially enjoyed Ann Bowker\'s photos of her visit. Adam, I loved your book and can think of only one question: Did you ever locate the William Norrie photos...or any photos for that matter...of the Campbell family? Thank you and good luck! | |
| Name: | Jack Street |
| E-Mail: | Jackjeeppy_AT_aol_DoT_com |
| Town: | Sheffield |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Sun Nov 18 21:18:33 2007 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Hi I saw you on tv and just thought about looking at the Shiant Is ,very interesting as I am an Ornithologist and Bird ringer maybe I can visit one day Jack | |
| Name: | Geza Gaspardy |
| E-Mail: | geza1954_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Milton, Ontario |
| Country: | Canada |
| Date: | Thu Nov 8 15:02:49 2007 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... I searched Shiants on Google and found a place marker for this site. What a delight to find this web site and dream of the possibility of visiting these islands! I am less than half way into \"Sea Room\" and have difficulty putting it down each night before sleep. Splendid! Thank you Mr. Nicholson. Geza | |
| Name: | Amanda Dawe |
| E-Mail: | wedgeisland_DoT_com_DoT_au |
| Town: | via lancelin |
| Country: | Western Australia |
| Date: | Wed Nov 7 09:06:41 2007 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... Just finished your book, I struggled on and off, sped through some bits, skipped some, and was carried away by other bits, to me it was a little disjointed and was left with the thought that you had heaps more to say, but bit your tongue, got to the end and I got it! I suppose its a guy thing though, size!!! If you own a little plot, an acre or an Island or two its not the size that matters its what you do with it! And I think you can be proud of what you are doing with your \"bit\' We love our little island that we live adjacent to and the family have fished here for 30 years and our children and grandchildren now see it everyday and thats nice...something continuing.... | |
| Name: | John Simpson |
| E-Mail: | jonrussim_AT_waitrose_DoT_com |
| Town: | Framlingham |
| Country: | England |
| Date: | Sun Oct 28 19:57:02 2007 |
| How you found us: | I got the URL from the Book \'Sea Room\' |
| Wrote... A wonderful book, leaving me with more to ponder than many on more pretentious themes. (Ex-Navy - first winter of the war in Sullom Voe in the Shetlands, next two at Scapa Flow in the Orkneys ...) | |
| Name: | Rob Thomas |
| E-Mail: | rbt_AT_klikhome_DoT_com |
| Town: | Richmond, VA |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Fri Oct 12 05:37:52 2007 |
| How you found us: | I don\'t remember |
| Wrote... Am reading Seamanship (or sea, man, ship). Great writing! Being of Welsh, Irish, Scots and English descent, I best get over there and have a look before too long. An avid sailor, I have been thinking to do a tour round Ireland of the lighthouses and lightships referenced on the Commissioner of Irish Lights website. By sea of course. Anyone interested? | |
| Name: | William Smiton |
| E-Mail: | notimsw_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Ballyclare |
| Country: | Co Antrim, N Ireland. |
| Date: | Tue Oct 2 12:58:09 2007 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I bought \"Sea Room\" on a visit to Skye in July and found it to be one of the best researched and interesting books I have read and one which engaged with my love of islands and wildlife as well as encompassing a strong sense of history. Found your site after doing an internet search so still learning about the islands which incidentaly featured briefly on the TV series \"Coast\" Now have an ambition to visit as soon as possible. | |
| Name: | SUSAN WALTER |
| E-Mail: | redsusan_AT_nycap_DoT_rr_DoT_com |
| Town: | schenectady new york state |
| Country: | usa |
| Date: | Sun Sep 30 19:17:06 2007 |
| How you found us: | A link from another site |
| Wrote... Dear Mr. Nicolson, Once again I\'ve been able to visit your beloved Shaints via \"cyber-trip.\" Have read Sea Room,as has my husband, we\'ve visited Scotland, Skye, Harris and Lewis, and I gazed happily upon your islands in 2004. Today, it was a new thrill to review the archeological findings. So very happy you have ongoing funding. A very deeply felt \"Thank you \" for sharing the findings here! It may interest you to know, I sit in upstate new York, beside a window overlooking my backyard, where there are many red flowers, inspired by your wife Sarah\'s books. I wish you well, always. Susan | |
| Name: | Sheila Harrington |
| E-Mail: | sheilajane44_AT_hotmail_DoT_com |
| Town: | Hobart |
| Country: | Tasmania, Australia |
| Date: | Sat Sep 29 06:43:07 2007 |
| How you found us: | Word of mouth |
| Wrote... I have never really gotten the Shiant Isands out of my mind since reading Sea Room. I love to think of them often and imagine being there. | |
| Name: | john lehman |
| E-Mail: | johnelehman57_AT_msn_DoT_com |
| Town: | Springfield, Virginia |
| Country: | USA |
| Date: | Thu Sep 27 21:50:09 2007 |
| How you found us: | Search Engine |
| Wrote... I just sent this message to a friend of mine who loves islands: You will love this book, Jim. Guaranteed, or money back! It is the most unbelievably articulate book about his experiences in the Shiants--a combination of facts and ideas--about the \"inherent sanctity\" of islands, his attempts to \"dig out\" literally the islands\' past, the wild weather and seas, the beauty of the wildflowers, the birds, the views, and most of all of the solitary life there, without all the noise of civilization. His sense of living where people have lived for thousands of year, but now are gone--who were these people, what was their life like? I am very familiar with this part of the world, and to a lesser extent you are too, but you in particular are drawn to islands(now I am too!). He talks about things or ideas we may have missed in our wanderings, or accentuates thoughts we may have just started to think about. Sea currents, religious life, shipwrecks, life on the bigger islands of Lewis and Harris (where we went together in 1994 I believe). He breathes life and drama into every rock, every discovery, every season, and especially what it means metephysically, philosophically to be on an island, (e.g., life surrounded by a sea of death). His erudition, literary style, enthusiasm about just what you love will enchant you. And I\'m not yet halfway through the book. Even if you never go there, you\'ll feel like you have. Is it possible to visit these islands? I travel in Britain every year, especially in Wester Ross, Sutherland, and the Western Isles and Northern Isles and am familair with many of the book\'s references--but have never even seen the Shiants. Thanks. John Lehman | |
| Name: | Tim Lodge |
| E-Mail: | webmaster_AT_shiantisles_DoT_net |
| Town: | Bray |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Tue Sep 4 17:08:59 2007 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Just starting a fresh page in the guest book. To see entries earlier than 24 August 2007, please follow the link above the guest book form. | |
| Name: | Tim Lodge |
| E-Mail: | webmaster_AT_shiantisles_DoT_net |
| Town: | Bray |
| Country: | UK |
| Date: | Tue Sep 4 17:07:46 2007 |
| How you found us: | Other |
| Wrote... Just starting a fresh page in the guest book. To see entries earlier than 24 August 2007, please follow the link above the guest book form. | |