Island Home - Why People Come to Martha's Vineyard and Why They Stay (2008)

Why do people who have created successful lives elsewhere choose to live on an island?
Elaine Pace answers this question from interviews with island "wash-ashores" -- an environmentalist, an ornithologist, a fisherman, a musician, a minister, an artist, an animal lover, a humanitarian, an immigrant, an entrepreneur, a postal worker, a conservationist, a selectman, service workers, educators, retirees. Her new book includes more than 40 shots of people and places on Martha's Vineyard.

Why should you read it?
Holly Nadler says, "...their journeys -- physical, personal, and spiritual -- help to shed light on our own erstwhile paths."
Dave Stein says, "...captures the essence of many wash-ashores -- a very personal portrayal."
Judith Fisher says, "...honest and insightful -- a delightful read."
Dan Waters says, "A warm and telling portrait of a vital but often-overlooked part of the Vineyard community."
Edo Potter says, "...conversations show the reader what makes the Vineyard so different from the rest of the world."

The profits from this book will be shared with the Island Food Pantry.