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April 27, 2026

‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer

After her sister died, Victoria Bennett left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of life

‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer

TL;DR

  • Victoria Bennett moved to Orkney after her sister's death.
  • She learned to adapt to the environment and life's changes.
  • The remote Scottish archipelago provided a space for healing.