The ponies at the edge of the world

 
Catherine Munro transforms her life when she ups sticks and moves to the tiny island of Whalsay as part of her PhD, studying the hardy ponies that inhabit the Shetland Islands. Over the course of a year, Catherine goes through the grief of a miscarriage, the uncertainty of life as an outsider and the harsh nature of this wild land. Yet through it all, she finds comfort, connection and hope through the people and animals of Shetland who give her the feeling of home she has always been looking for.