LAST WILD PLACE (BIRLINN)

A new edition of the acclaimed celebration of nature at its most rugged and spectacular, and a remarkable insight into the challenges and rewards of living in remote places. Former Hollywood journalist Mike Tomkies moved to a remote cottage on the shores of Loch Shiel in the West Highlands of Scotland, accessible only by boat, where he lived for many years. Centred on different landscape elements – loch, woodlands and mountains – this book vividly describes the whole cycle of nature through the seasons in a harsh and testing environment of unrivalled beauty.