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Beneath the wide skies of Orkney, Linda Gask recalls her career as a consultant psychiatrist an her lifelong struggle with her own mental health. After the favelas of Brazil, the glittering cities of the Middle East, and the forests of Haida Gwaii. Will she find perspective, spiritual relief, and healing in her own home?

“A story of struggling adults who find that True North is a place in oneself that is sustained by love and loyalty. Engrossing.” ANDREW GREIG, author of At the Loch of the Green Corrie

“An illuminating and enlightening book about the importance of place.” RAYNOR WINN, author of The Salt Path

© 2022 W. F. Howes Ltd (Audiobook): 9781004072606
© 2021 Sandstone Press (Ebook): 9781913207359

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Audiobook: 24 March 2022
Ebook: 29 April 2021

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