The Place of Tides

British sheep farmer and author James Rebanks travels to a harsh, isolated archipelago off the coast of Norway to spend a season working alongside Anna Måsøy, an elderly "duck woman." Anna practices the ancient, fading tradition of carefully tending to wild Eider ducks and building shelters for them, later gathering the incredibly valuable down they leave behind in their nests. As Rebanks undergoes grueling physical labor and learns the rhythms of the Arctic tides, the experience shifts from a simple escape from modern life into a powerful lesson on self-sufficiency, forgiveness, and deep self-knowledge