Still on the Sound: A Seasonal Look at Island Life
Michael Faulkner
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Hardcover. 8vo. .Good clean copy..First edition.
'The island calls to all of us'. When Mike Faulkner, his wife Lynn and their two dogs first crossed Ringhaddy Sound to the Blue Cabin on an island in Strangford Lough, they planned to stay for a year. Seven years later, the island's magic hasn't lost its hold...With stormy midnight crossings, dramatic sea rescues and the general inconveniences of living in a wooden cabin on an Irish sea lough, life there wouldn't be for everyone, but, for Lynn and Mike, the compensations aremanifold and glorious. From the quieter days of winter when a baby seal becomes a much-loved and long-staying ... Read more
'The island calls to all of us'. When Mike Faulkner, his wife Lynn and their two dogs first crossed Ringhaddy Sound to the Blue Cabin on an island in Strangford Lough, they planned to stay for a year. Seven years later, the island's magic hasn't lost its hold...With stormy midnight crossings, dramatic sea rescues and the general inconveniences of living in a wooden cabin on an Irish sea lough, life there wouldn't be for everyone, but, for Lynn and Mike, the compensations aremanifold and glorious. From the quieter days of winter when a baby seal becomes a much-loved and long-staying ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Blackstaff Press Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780856408496
SKU
KEX0289302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
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About Michael Faulkner
Michael Faulkner grew up in Northern Ireland but spent most of his adult life in Scotland, initially working as a solicitor and subsequently setting up a furniture design business. Despite initial success, the business collapsed in 2001 and Mike and his wife, Lynn McGregor, a professional artist, moved to Islandmore, his family's summer home.
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