Storm Pegs: A Life Made in Shetland

Description

A stunning love letter to life in Shetland and a wilder way of living by celebrated poet Jen Hadfield.
‘This book has been my friend’ – Amy Liptrot, bestselling author of The Outrun
‘I was transported’ – Katherine May
‘A book as exhilarating as a dip in wild winter waters’ – The Guardian
‘Deeply thoughtful and beautifully written’ – Sarah Moss
‘A bewitching book’ – The Telegraph

In her late twenties, poet Jen Hadfield moved to Shetland to make a new life. Here, in a rugged constellation of islands known for their isolation and drama, she found a place teeming with life, where rare seabirds blow in on Atlantic gales, an ancient language thrives, and a close-knit community is the beating heart of an entire world.

In Storm Pegs, Hadfield transports us to the islands as a local, introducing us to the remote and beautiful archipelago where she has made her home, and shows us new ways of living at the edge.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Jen Hadfield
Published: 08/26/2025
Publisher: Picador UK
ISBN: 9781529038033
Pages: 368
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 0.89″ H x 7.79″ L x 5.24″ W

About the Author
Jen Hadfield was the youngest poet to win the T. S. Eliot Prize for her second collection, Nigh-No-Place, which was also shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best Collection. She has also won an Eric Gregory Award and the Edwin Morgan Poetry Competition. She lives in Shetland with her family. Storm Pegs is her debut book of prose.