I loved this book. I could smell the salt air, feel the cold and fear the grip of the wind. Ecott never over-romanticises the reality of farming, but his affection for the island, its inhabitants and their traditions shines through. It's a joy to read: transporting, evocative and captivating. * Kate Humble *
There is no better guide to the Faroe Islands for English readers than Tim Ecott. In Eva and the Island he takes us further into its land and waters, weather, fauna and flora with an unequalled sensitivity for its people and culture, so intimately bound together. * Reverend Richard Coles *
Tim Ecott is a nature writer to make all other nature writers sea-green with envy at his ability to depict place and time. * John Lewis-Stempel, author of Meadowland *