Storm Pegs : A Life Made in Shetland

by Hadfield, Jen | Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands
Published 03/04/2025 by PAN MACMILLAN (Picador) in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 368 pages
197 x 129 x 22mm | 252g

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'Deeply thoughtful and beautifully written' - SARAH MOSS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SUMMERWATER'A book as exhilarating as a dip in wild winter waters' - THE GUARDIANIn 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.