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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Emine Saner

‘It’s beautiful to be alone’: the joy and pain of life on a desert island

Chris Lewis and his dog, Jet, on Hildasay
Chris Lewis and his dog, Jet, on Hildasay. Photograph: Handout

‘We had to relearn how to talk to people’

Hannah Sutton spent seven months in 2019 on Maatsuyker Island, off southern Tasmania, with her partner, Grant

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