The Drowned and the Saved Poison Ivy and the nearly fifty years

and the nearly fifty years she’s been married to President Bill Clinton—all with the wisdom that comes from looking back on a full life with fresh eyes

They’re essays about life

he refuses to show his emotions simply to satisfy the expectations of others

but Bob can't seem to think of anything exceptional about him

True British comedy and wit

The Drowned and the Saved Poison Ivy and the nearly fifty yearsWINNER OF THE SALTIRE SOCIETY HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARNext morning at about 6 oclock my mother wakened us to say there had been a shipwreck and bodies were being washed ashore. My father had gone with others to look for survivors I dont think any survivors came in at Port Ellen but bodies did. The loss of two British ships crammed with American soldiers bound for the trenches of the First World War brought the devastation of war directly to the shores