The island is far out in the Atlantic, ideal for a break in the lush wild nature. One morning, the narrator wakes up to find the hotel evacuated and the trees stripped of their leaves. Alone, she sets out in search of rescue, pushing herself to the brink of her strength – her relationship with nature is forever changed. "But the Island" tells an unusually gripping story of a woman in an extreme situation. The novel illustrates how personal our engagement with nature can become, and not just when biotechnology is involved.