Richard Clubley makes no secret of his love of Scottish islands. In fact, its his mission to spread the love through writing about all the islands he has visited.The Sea All Aroundis a very personal appreciation of these places remote to some, but the centre of the world for those who live there.

Richard gets to the heart of island life, picking up on the particular character of each island he visits by making friends and learning about local history and lore, such as the story of the exploding float on Lunga, the ingenious defence of the garrison at Cairn-na-Burgh on the Treshnish Isles and the Battle of Bloody Bay on Mull.