Over the Water: Essays on Islands #literature As the three settle back

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Over the Water: Essays on Islands #literature As the three settle backOutside, the Tyrrhenian Sea laps gently against old stones and Eduardos red hibiscus flowers close up for the night. I can hear distant strains of music bounce between the hills and imagine its coming from Da Gianninos. In these essays, thirteen writers capture the magic and mirage of islands. Octavia Bright remembers a formative trip to the fish shaped island of Elba in Tuscany; Megan Nolan sees Manhattan anew after discovering the joys of wandering