Storm Pegs - A Life Made in Shetland

A stunning love letter of life in Shetland by Jen Hadfield, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize ''This book has been my friend'' - Amy Liptrot, bestselling author of The Outrun '' I was transported'' - Katherine May, bestselling author of Wintering '' D eeply thoughtful and beautifully written'' - Sarah Moss, bestselling author of Summerwater In her late twenties, poet Jen Hadfield moved to Shetland to make a new life. Here, in a rugged constellation of islands known for their isolation and drama, she found a place teeming with life, where rare seabirds blow in on Atlantic gales, an ancient language thrives, and a close-knit community is the beating heart of an entire world. In Storm Pegs , Hadfield transports us to the islands as a local, introducing us to the remote and beautiful archipelago where she has made her home, and shows us new ways of living at the edge.

About the author

Jen Hadfield lives in Shetland. Her first collection Almanacs won an Eric Gregory Award in 2003. Her second collection Nigh-No-Place won the T. S. Eliot Prize and was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection. She won the Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition in 2012. Her collection The Stone Age won the Highland Book Prize in 2022.

Product details

• Authors: Jen Hadfield, Hadfield Jen
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 03.04.2025
• EAN: 9781529038033
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-3803-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Places & peoples: general & pictorial works, NATURE / Animals / Birds, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Climate Change, NATURE / Essays, Memoirs, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, NATURE / Animals / Fish, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, natural history, North Sea, Travel writing, Shetland Islands, Rural communities, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Sea life and the seashore: general interest, Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest, Coastlines, TRAVEL / Europe / Nordic Countries / Norway, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs