What I Learned - Our Homesick Songs by Emma Hooper
This gorgeous book was a surprise and a delight and left me wanting more in the best way possible. What I Learned: What a beautiful idea. Can't you just imagine looking out the window from your remote cottage knowing the people you love were out on the water and thinking this? This actually gives me goose-bumps. I am luck enough to have spent many a night right by the sea, be it in a tent, or my trusty old vw, or in a cottage, and that always-there wind, and those always-there waves become the backdrop to everything, especially when you are lying awake in the wee small hours. Another beautiful idea. The myths surrounding the sea are just so magical. I believe in this feeling when you find the place that is truly "home" for you (not always necessarily the place you grew up either.) It physically hurts to leave it behind. Sums up perfectly the feeling of leaving people behind and moving on. ...