Dream of living on a remote Scottish island? ISLAND WIFE tells one
woman's true life story from 19-year-old bride to mother of five,
running a family hotel a recording studio and a whale watching business.
By turns unflinching, moving and very funny, this is a memoir of a 40
year marriage and a woman's extraordinary life.
'A hugely entertaining story of family travails and triumphs' KIRSTY
WARK
'A sensitive, brave and honest look at a life lived in the wake of
others' needs' DAILY MAIL
Judy, at 19, met her future husband, who whisked her off into an
adventure, a marriage of over forty years, and a life on a remote
Hebridean island. Along the way she bears five children, learns
how to run a rocky hill farm, a hotel, a recording studio and the first
whale watching business in the UK - all the while inventively making
fraying ends meet. When her children start to leave home, things fall
apart and there is sadness and joy in how she puts things back together.
Funny and tender, this is a book of endless horizons and a breath of
fresh air. It is also the story of a creative woman coming out from
under and finding her true self.