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Nell Stevens spent 3 months on her own in a house on Bleaker Island, the Falklands, in order to write a novel. There is only 1 neighbour who, of course, is not anywhere that near that she could just pop in anytime she'd like. This is her memoir of her time spent there interspersed with stories she wrote (was purported to her her novel) and past stories as she retraced her steps to her dreams of becoming a writer and how she ended up on her lonesome on this bleak island.
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Nell Stevens is determined to become a "real" writer and write a novel. As with many creative endeavors, life keeps interfering with her plans. She applies for and is granted a fellowship that will let her travel to any place she chooses to live, all expenses paid, to research and write a book. Would she choose some place like London or Paris, homes to many a well-known writer? No, instead, she chooses Bleaker Island in the Falklands.
Bleaker Island is stark, snowy, windswept, and essentially a p ...more
Bleaker Island is stark, snowy, windswept, and essentially a p ...more
It's June and Nell Stevens an aspiring novelist is about to head off to her chosen location for her writing fellowship. She can pick any where in the world and she feels the need to eliminate distractions so she can get down to he business at hand.
She has chosen Bleaker Island and she is taking a copy of Dickens' Bleak House with her as well as all the food for her stay because for most of her time she will be the only person on this god forsaken island which is part of the Falklands. She can o ...more
She has chosen Bleaker Island and she is taking a copy of Dickens' Bleak House with her as well as all the food for her stay because for most of her time she will be the only person on this god forsaken island which is part of the Falklands. She can o ...more
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