1Foreword by Lady Claire Macdonald of Macdonald 5
25Twenty-Two The return to roots
2Author’s Note and Acknowledgements
26Twenty-Three Andrew
3Prologue Nostalgia
27Twenty-Four Wedding bells (without the bells)
4One On Papavray
28Twenty-Five Searching the seas
5Two Meeting Alistair
29Twenty-Six Shearing in the sunshine
6Three A ‘small acre’
30Twenty-Seven Rowing boats and rucksacks
7Four Katy
31Twenty-Eight Peat, trees, and trouble
8Five A nurse’s nightmare
32Twenty-Nine Just another day
9Six Back to work
33Thirty Silent stones and a sad spirit
10Seven A castle and a corpus
34Thirty-One Helping hands
11Eight Deep ditches and high hills
35Thirty-Two The signpost
12Nine A ceilidh and a cold corner
36Thirty-Three A bonny baby and some cheery children
13Ten Flora and Annie
37Thirty-Four Diy island style
14Eleven Jaynie’s baby
38Thirty-Five Echo House
15Twelve Bones and boats!
39Thirty-Six To the rescue!
16Thirteen ‘The terrible, terrible thing’
40Thirty-Seven ‘Arry’s island
17Fourteen The terrible, terrible truth
41Thirty-Eight Old folks’ secrets
18Fifteen The wedding
42Thirty-Nine John and Joanna
19Sixteen Disaster at Dochart Bay
43Forty Days of ice and fog
20Seventeen A fragile Fergie and a shopping spree
44Forty-One Lucky Johnny Peg-Leg
21Eighteen Something on the shore
45Forty-Two Fire!
22Nineteen Nicholas
46Epilogue Just a dream?
23Twenty God’s country
47Glossary
24Twenty-One Farewell to Chreileh
