'More than 100 recipes celebrating the best of our island communities. A memorable gift for keen home cooks' * Sunday Post (Books of the Year) * 'a deeply personal odyssey around 20 Scottish islands. Sue is a wonderful advocate for Scottish produce' * Diss Express * 'a charming cookbook filled with surprises that twist and turn like the waterways that surround the islands of Scotland ... If you have foodies on your holiday gift list, this book will be a surprise to be remembered. And treasured' * Cooking by the Book (US) * 'Beautifully illustrated with photos from the isles and delightful portions of narrative - as intriguing to read as it is to use as a cookbook' * Ileach * 'Charts Lawrence's personal odyssey round familiar islands and those less well-travelled, where she spoke to producers and cooks and gleaned more than 100 new dishes. From the intensely traditional to the contemporary, this is a celebration of the landscape, the history, and, especially, the people of the Scottish Islands' * Scottish Daily Mail * 'Sue has been here and done the research. Take her crowdie and smoked fish pate. Buy Highland-made crowdie and fresh lemons from the village shop. Buy hot smoked salmon from Brooke's fish van. Mix thoroughly. Serve with outcakes from either Brookie or village shop. Eat. ... Flawless' * West Highland Free Press * 'Lawrence's enthusiasm for food, travel, and island life comes across in spades, making the book an enjoyable read as well as an interesting collection of recipes' * Shetland Times *