Unique and captivating, A Family in Skye is a beguiling account of an extraordinary island childhood and a classic of early 20th century Hebridean social history. It is an intimate, joyous and ultimately elegiac portrayal of a family growing up on Skye, underpinned by the approached of the First World War and ensuing tragedy. Isobel Macdonald interweaves her own memories with her mother’s lively letters from Portree to craft a timely retelling of life as lived by one Skye family.