Deer Island: From London to Jura. A Journey into Memory and Wilderness

At the beginning of the 1980s Neil Ansell lived in a series of squats and derelict buildings across London. Becoming part of a floating community of rough sleepers and volunteers, who found purpose in providing companionship and support for one another. But Britain was changing – this was the decade of the individual and soon we would be told that ‘there was no such thing as society.’

Out of his experiences Ansell has woven a beautifully told tale, interleaving the streets of the capital wit...