Over the Water will transport you to shores far and near, a perfect travel companion filled with timeless essays.

A contemplative collection of essays reflecting on islands as places of isolation, imagination and escape, blending travel writing with philosophical insight. Outside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardo’s red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine it’s coming from Da Giannino’s.

In these essays, thirteen writers capture the magic and mirage of islands. Octavia Bright remembers a formative trip to the fish-shaped island of Elba in Tuscany; Megan Nolan sees Manhattan anew after discovering the joys of wandering the city alone; Noreen Masud flies to Tasmania, hoping to catch sight of a duck-billed platypus, and K Patrick takes a two-hour ferry from the Isle of Skye to the Isle of Lewis.

Contributors:
Anthony Anaxagorou | Santanu Bhattacharya | Octavia Bright | Nicola Dinan | Ella
Frears | Sinéad Gleeson | Noreen Masud | Orlaine McDonald | Megan Nolan |
K Patrick | Cecile Pin | Alexandra Pringle | Ralf Webb

Date published: 6 June 2024
ISBN: 9781914495618
Number of pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Dimensions: approx. 198 x 129 mm
Weight: approx. 250 g
Language: English