Island of Wings

By Karin Altenberg

Book Overview

A dazzling debut novel of love and loss, faith and atonement, on an untamed nineteenth-century Scottish island. Exquisitely written and profoundly moving, Island of Wings is a richly imagined novel... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857387375
• ISBN13: 9780857387370
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Quercus Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.5" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Not a go-to book

I have to say I was disappointed in Island of Wings. There was just no joy to be found in these pages. The main character, Lizzie, seems to be the only redeemable character in the whole story, and even she can't bring any light to this dark novel.