Hame

A Novel

By: Annalena McAfee

Narrated by: Ruth Urquhart

Commissioned to set up a museum on a remote island in the north of Scotland and to write the biography of the island's celebrated poet and chronicler, Mhairi McPhail is slowly drawn in by the complicated life she is uncovering and writing about - the bard of Fascaray - as she finds herself being transformed, awakened by the ferocity and power of the island.

Who was the celebrated poet, Grigor McWatt, the bard of Fascaray? What was his past? Details of his life are elusive. As Mhairi struggles to adapt to her island life and put her disappointment and troubles behind her, she begins to unearth the astonishing secret history of the poet, regarded by many as the custodian of Fascaray's - and Scotland's - soul.

In McAfee's rich novel of invented island life, she interweaves extracts from Mhairi's journal entries, her discoveries and writings of McWatt, and tales of Fascaray itself into a resonant, compelling, dimensional narrative that at its heart explores identity, love, belonging, and the universal quest for home.

©2017 Annalena McAfee (P)2017 HighBridge, a Division of Recorded Books

Fascinating People, Fascinating Place

The story and the narrator tell the listener about about a place that I would now like to visit! Ruth does a fabulous job of narrating for the many people involved in the story of an island off the coast of Scotland. Very much enjoyed this new addition to the Audible library!

I enjoyed this book but I am Scottish.

The book was enjoyable, if a bit slow in places. I certainly understand why it would be difficult for some people due to the Scottish vocabulary. I understood every word but it is ad some say "Old Scots tongue".