An Island Odyssey

There are few collections of islands in the world more suited to exploration and discovery than the islands of Scotland, and there are few chroniclers better qualified to describe an odyssey among them than Hamish Haswell-Smith, inveterate island-collector and acclaimed author of the best-selling 'The Scottish Islands'. Casting off in his forty-one foot sloop 'Jandara' with his sketchpad and a copy of Martin Martin's classic 1703 'A Description of the Western Islands' on board, Haswell-Smith's voyage takes him to fifty-two islands around the Scottish coast, from Ailsa Craig to the Firth of Clyde around the Hebrides and the Northern Isles to the Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth. Described with an engaging blend of history, legend and anecdote, each of the islands is illustrated in full colour by one of the author's distinctive and stylish watercolours, and accompanied by key maps and pencil-line sketches.Based on the hugely popular 'Island of the Week' series in 'The Herald' 'An Island Odyssey is a delightful way to discover and re-discover the romance, beauty and inescapable magnetism of the Scottish Islands.