Now, here at last is the compelling third act in the drama of Gavin Maxwell, his highland cottage and his beguiling, obstreperous otters, already so joyfully celebrated in his best-selling Ring of Bright Water and The Rocks Remain.Maxwell tells of the curse placed on the rowan tree which grew beside Camusfeana, his Highland retreat, and how it influenced his every move for five years. Darker in mood that Ring of Bright Water, this moving book magnificently evokes the primitive beauty of the Scotland Maxwell loves and the two wild creatures- his beloved otters Edal and Teko -who are closest to his heart.