'a book of unparalleled beauty, sharpness of observation, wit, delicacy, strength of vision and rare exactness of language'

'the vivid catching of the fleeting aspects of the world around us . . . Jamie does with remarkable skill'

' A mighty talent ... She pushes at the edges, cuts corners and transcends the conventions of syntax with enviable insouciance'

'There's nothing like a good poet for making the reader see things afresh'

Kathleen Jamie's acute observations ... are recorded with a fluid grace that inspires the reader to visit the places she describes.'

It's surprising what you can find by simply stepping out to look. Kathleen Jamie, award winning poet, has an eye and an ease with the nature and landscapes of Scotland as well as an incisive sense of our domestic realities. In Findings she draws together these themes to describe travels like no other contemporary writer. Whether she is following the call of a peregrine in the hills above her home in Fife, sailing into a dark winter solstice on the Orkney islands, or pacing around the carcass of a whale on a rain-swept Hebridean beach, she creates a subtle and modern narrative, peculiarly alive to her connections and surroundings.

2007-08-25 Beautiful

A stunning reflective piece, I adored it. If you love beachcombing, wildlife, the mystery of neolitic tombs and question your place in the universe, then Findings will resonate with you.

If you like this book, then read Sea Room by Adam Nichols.