A stunning love letter of life in Shetland by Jen Hadfield, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize.''This book has been my friend'' - Amy Liptrot, bestselling author of The Outrun''I was transported'' - KATHERINE MAY, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF WINTERING''Deeply thoughtful and beautifully written'' - SARAH MOSS, BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SUMMERWATER''A book as exhilarating as a dip in wild winter waters'' - THE GUARDIANIn 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.