New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan takes us to the
gloriously windswept islands of northern Scotland, where we meet young
Morag McGinty, who runs the puddle-jumper flights that serve the
islands' tiny but proudly feisty population.
Morag MacIntyre is a Scottish lass from the remote islands that make up
the northernmost reaches of the UK. She's also a third-generation pilot,
the heir apparent to an island plane service she runs with her
grandfather. The islands--over 500 dots of windswept land that reach
almost to Norway--rely on their one hardworking prop plane to deliver
mail, packages, tourists, medicine, and the occasional sheep. As the
keeper of this vital lifeline, Morag is used to landing on pale golden
beaches and tiny grass airstrips, whether during great storms or on
bright endless summer nights. Up in the blue sky, Morag feels at one
with the elements.
Down on the ground is a different matter, though. Her grandfather is
considering and Morag wonders if she truly wants to spend the rest of
her life in the islands. Her boyfriend Hayden, from flight school, wants
Morag to move to Dubai with him, where they'll fly A380s and say goodbye
to Scotland's dark winters.
Morag is on the verge of making a huge life change when an unusually
bumpy landing during a storm finds her marooned on Inchborn island.
Inchborn is gloriously off-grid, home only to an ancient ruined abbey, a
bird-watching station, and a population of one: Gregor, a visiting
ornithologist from Glasgow who might have just the right perspective to
help Morag pilot her course.
