Jofrid Gunn by Jennifer Morag Henderson: Poetry Between Scotland and the Faroe Islands

Jofrid Gunn tells the story of a woman who came from the Faroe Islands in the 16th century to marry into the Clan Gunn, in the north of Scotland.

Inspired by the glimpses of lives found in archives, this is a biography in poetry.

Each poem can be read individually, but when put together they tell the story of Jofrid's life - descriptions of the incredible natural places she lived in, the power of the sea, her family life, encounters with the huldufolk or 'hidden people' of legend, and her small part in the clan battles and blood feuds of the time."Jennifer Morag Henderson is a writer from Inverness.

Her main interest is in history and biography.

Her first book Josephine Tey: A Life is a biography of the Golden Age crime writer, and was a 'Book of the Year' in the Observer, Independent and Telegraph, and acclaimed by reviewers in the Wall Street Journal, TLS, Literary Review, and elsewhere.

Her second book Daughters of the North: Jean Gordon and Mary, Queen of Scots was longlisted for the prestigious Highland Book Prize.

Her newest book is the biography in poetry Jofrid Gunn, described in reviews as 'remarkable', 'beautiful' and 'powerful'.

Jennifer's stories, articles, and poems have been widely published in magazines and newspapers, and she has also researched and written material for heritage sites.