An Island to Myself : The Place of Solitude in an Active Life.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGregor, Michael N.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, American--21st century--Biography.

Authors, American.

Solitude.

McGregor, Michael N.

McGregor, Michael N--Travel--Greece--Patmos.

Genre:

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (130 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

La Vergne : Monkfish Book Publishing Company, 2025.

Summary:

"A Memoir about how Solitude can deepen a life. In his twenties, writer and activist Michael McGregor traveled to the remote Greek island of Patmos to spend two months alone. It was 1985, before cellphones or the internet, when even a phone call home was costly. Those days transformed his understanding of himself, his God, and his purpose-and in this book he offers, for others, how finding a place of solitude can change a life. McGregor had spent three years writing about the world's poorest people and five months traveling when he chose, at 27, to live for two months in total solitude, 6,000 miles from home. He went primarily to write a novel, but from the moment he stepped onto the ferry to begin the 11-hour ride to Patmos, he knew his time would be meaningful. As he settled into a routine that included hours of writing each day, walks through fierce wind in the evenings, and nights that brought on dreams, memories, and unexpected spiritual encounters, he soon realized that solitude can be difficult and even dangerous but also awe-inspiring and life-altering"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The first encounter

Reincarnations (1985-1989)

Solitude in a settled life (1991-2011)

Returning to Patmos (2024).

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781958972755

1958972754

OCLC:

1511101355