A compelling family drama of love and loss, set deep in our stone age past
Elphinstone takes the reader back in time and intertwines this story with enduring themes of love, war and family ties . . .
'Forget Richard Branson, the audacious female traveller Gudrid of Iceland is the original explorer's explorer ... Elphinstone has written a fine tribute to a woman whose tale is as warm and inviting as a hot spring on a clear winter day.' The Times
In a fractured dystopic future, the child Rue finds solace in the garden of a mysterious community. Rue has lost identity, family, home and people to war. Adulthood requires a courageous... Læs mere
'Poems of time and memory, experience, and gratitude for the beauty of the world. They are bright, full of colour and unpretentious, shaped by Margaret Elphinstone’s characteristic wisdom and warmth.'– Kathleen Jamie