This summer, bookshops are awash with islands in every genre from crime, to YA and romance. Mariella Frostrup and guests consider what makes them such popular fictional locations. Show more

Alice struggles with research for her book as David contemplates his next move with tricky tenants Ryan and Jo. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

Sandy struggles with his neglectful mother's reappearance as his shortcomings as a crofter are laid bare. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

After finally confronting his neglectful mother, Sandy has been letting off steam with neighbour Terry. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

Malachy Tallack's novel exploring love, grief, community and inheritance on the west coast of Shetland. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

Alice remembers how the valley got her writing again in the midst of grief, as Sandy has come up with an answer for David. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

As Sandy settles into Gardie and the crofting life, a new young couple move into the valley. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

Alice works through years of Maggie's old correspondence, as Sandy struggles with his growing attraction to Jo. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

As the community comes to terms with the death of the valley's oldest resident, Alice works on her book. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

The neighbours gather at the Red House for Jo and Ryan's housewarming. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

The morning after the housewarming, Sandy struggles with a sore head - and the memory of his indiscretion with Jo. Abridged by Robin Brooks. Read by Steven Robertson. Show more

Wrestling with notions of home and belonging, and grief for the untimely death of his father, Malachy Tallack sets out from Shetland on a journey around the sixtieth parallel. Show more

In search of wilderness and 'otherness', Malachy Tallack's journey around the sixtieth parallel takes him to Alaska, America's self-proclaimed 'Last Frontier'. Show more

Fort Smith, just inside Canada's Northwest Territories, is the next stop on Malachy Tallack's journey around the sixtieth parallel. Show more

Malachy Tallack's journey along the sixtieth parallel brings him to St Petersburg and then on to Ekenas in Finland. Show more

Only 200 miles from home, and his initial starting point, Malachy Tallack reaches the west coast of Norway, the final destination on his journey around the sixtieth parallel. Show more