Ansell, Neil
Deer Island
- ISBN 13:
- 9781908213136
- author:
- Ansell, Neil
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Little Toller Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Dimensions:
- 21.8 x 16.4 x 2.2 cm
- Genre:
- Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Deer Island by Neil Ansell is a powerful and moving account of two contrasting journeys through life. In the 1980s, Ansell chose a life of voluntary poverty to help homeless people, but soon found himself struggling with heroin addiction in London's city streets. To escape, he turned to the Isle of Jura, off Scotland's west coast, seeking solace and isolation in its landscape. As Ansell recounts his story, he reflects on what it means to belong and how he hoped to find his way back to himself through these journeys. This moving memoir is a testament to the human spirit's capacity for resilience and transformation. With spare and beautiful prose, Ansell weaves together two narratives that overlap and intersect in unexpected ways, creating a rich tapestry of experience and emotion.
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