Vie Tulloch was born in Leith in 1920, and, after school she attended Edinburgh Art College. She has a devotion to islands, having lived on the Isle of Man, the Orkneys, Mull, Skye and Gigha.
She is an accomplished sculptor whose work has been shown at exhibitions in Edinburgh, London, the Royal Scottish Academy, and Leeds Art Gallery.

When doctors told Vie she had serious sight problems that were incurable, her life on the mystical Isle of Gigha was initially surrounded by an aura of self-pity. Reluctantly, she accepted that her carving days were over, and the cherished finely honed wood chisels were packed away.

But with characteristic Tulloch stoicism and jollity, she has addressed the situation. This book has been written in a style that will hopefully help fellow sufferers to come to terms with an unfortunate affliction over which they have no control.

The book is an often amusing, occasionally philosophical account of an unbelievably fit 84-year-old’s frustrating battle against the odds. It has to be said that Vie would far rather run than walk!