An uplifting, witty and heartwarming story of friendship and bravery from one of the UK's best loved authors Taking the Isle of Harris in the remote Outer Hebrides of Scotland by storm, three young American students arrive to run a marathon none of the islanders know anything about. At first, it seems the lads are more interested in partying and larking. Gradually, however, their reasons for making this journey, for running this race, come to the fore. JB has an overbearing father to appease. Drew needs to find his feet in more ways than one. And Taylor has history here; hidden in his backpack are four old pieces of tweed with family secrets woven through the iconic cloth. It's Spring on the island; a time of sunshine and snow, for renewal and growth, to put distance between the dark days of winter and the summer yet to come. In the tiny white cottage on the windswept dunes of Luskentyre, friendship, ambition and sense of self are put to the test. Is the race all about the finish line? What is it that JB, Drew and Taylor are running from – and towards?