An Island Rooing

'An Island Rooing' documents not only a brief early summer stay on a bird-filled tiny isle in 1931, but also Grigsby's further adventures right through the season: staying with a crofting family, and sampling the period of calling the sheep in from the hills, lambing, removal of their fleeces by hand (the rooing of the title); and heading to Lerwick to explore the knitwear and fishing industries. Grigsby's freedom and honesty shapes a narrative full to brimming with vigour and character.