Random post this one. Its coming up a couple of years since a wee gem in the middle of the Pacific called Atiu completely punched a whole in my consciousness. Sometimes the smallest places on the planet punch way above their weight, and now I've just finished reading the Denniston Rose series of books with the final stanza "Catching the Current".
Without ruining the plot for those of you who want to read the book its a tale of a wandering spirit named Conrad or Enok who sets out from the Faroe Islands in the 1800's and ends up settling in pioneering New Zealand. What a tale, but the Faroe Islands sound an incredible place. Check out Wikipedia for the full story, but they appear to have much in common with the Outer Hebrides in Scotland- and if you are a family member of mine your interest should be well and truly honed now.
Read on here at Wiki... and then read Jenny Pattricks series of books- "The Denniston Rose", "Heart of Coal" and "Catching the Current". Outstanding New Zealand literature!
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