📗 Libro en inglés THE LAND OF MAYBE

In this excellent book Ecott s evocative telling makes me want to go to this weird and wonderful place PAUL THEROUX I never want to leave the remote island world so atmospherically precisely educed between the covers of this book Ecott s prose has the power of tides his perception is as searching as the Atlantic wind and he has the soul of a natural born naturalist A masterpiece JOHN LEWIS STEMPLE Following the natural cycle of the year The Land of Maybe captures the essence of slow life on the 18 remote mysterious islands which make up the Faroes in the North Atlantic Closer to the UK than Denmark this fast disappearing world is home to a close knit society where just 50 000 people share Viking roots and a language that is unlike any other in Scandinavia We follow the arrival of the migratory birds the over wintering of the sheep and the way food is gathered and eaten in tune with the seasons Buffeted by the weather and the demands of a volatile natural environment people still hunt seabirds and herd pilot whales for a significant portion of their basic food needs This is not a travelogue but a deeper exploration of how to be in a tough landscape a study of a people and a way of life that represents continuity and a deep connecti