Alison GrayALISON GRAY knew George Mackay Brown personally; hence her deep interest in his work and in the theme of Christianization of the North Atlantic. She received her doctorate on John Henry Newman and taught for many years in Catholic education in London She has previously published Circle of Light: The Catholic Church in Orkney Since 1560 and George Mackay Brown: No Separation. Originally from New Zealand, she lives in Orkney and is a Benedictine Oblate attached to Pluscarden Abbey in Morayshire. Read More Read Less