Blasket Spirit

Download or read book Blasket Spirit written by Anita Fennelly and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2010-03-03 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking solitude after personal crisis, Anita Fennelly spent a summer alone on the Great Blasket Island. This is her story, written by candelight, of personal healing and recovery interwoven with the island stories, its people, places and wildlife. Anita weaves a tapestry of tales: ghost stories told by the fireside, stories of love and betrayal, stories celebrating womanhood. Ultimately, Anita's own story is one of survival and hope. Blasket Spirit reveals a timeless place where the souls of the past and present are inextricably linked with the emotional and physical struggles of island life.