Neruda, Rilke, D.H. Lawrence, E. F. Benson, Norman Douglas, Lawrence Durrell, W. H. Auden, and Ingrid Bergman all came to the islands off the south-western coast of Italy seeking creative and personal freedom, and left fame and notoriety in their wake. In Reflections on Blue Water, Alan Ross reflects on the islands that he first visited in 1948, revisiting them through a lifetime's reading. A brilliant guide and companion, he brings a poet's perception to the glorious land and seascape.