Book Review: Up close with life on the Skelligs

The extremity of his times on Skellig Michael has enabled Harris to see more clearly than others; the yearly schism in his existence has honed his powers of perception.
Book Review: Up close with life on the Skelligs

While Robert L Harris endures his time on the island he eschews his family at home. Battened down, held hostage by weather, he is exposed to his innermost self.

  • Returning Light: 30 years of Life on Skellig Michael
  • Robert L Harris
  • HarperCollins Ireland
  • hb €13.99

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