‘A vivid closeup of island life … Captures the emotional journey of a man who returns home to remote Shetland and the viewpoints of the people who live there.’
Ian Sansom, Guardian
‘To what degree can we manage our death - or is it mostly out of our hands? This rich series of reflections is the product of decades of contemplation and pastoral responsibility and it gently nudges us to contemplate last things, even we are inclined perhaps not to.’
RTÉ
“Thanks for the dance / It was hell, it was swell, it was fun / Thanks for all the dances / One two three, one two three one”
“If a friend lets you down – perhaps by moving away for work and not answering your texts any more – you can take revenge by organising a reunion and slipping a fast-acting laxative into their pasta.”
Scarlett Thomas talks about her process for writing a Worldquake book…
“I'm not the only person to have grown up stifled and bored in suburbia, it's almost the law.”
“If everybody lived a life like mine, there would be no need for novels”
“Eerie, engrossing … The author skilfully sifts through the secrets harboured in homes and haunting the heart … The tension between concealing and revealing utterly grips”
Anita Sethi
The Observer