The Well at the World's End by A.J. Mackinnon national-security 'One of the best writers

'One of the best writers of his generation' —Benjamin Law

' Helen Garner

and a hero of poetry

including stints as features director at Vogue

He tells Anahita to look out for Jono at school

The Well at the World's End by A.J. Mackinnon national-security 'One of the best writersWhen A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the Well at the World's End, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly ('It would feel like cheating'), he sets out with a rucksack, some fireworks and a map of the world and trusts chance to take care of the rest. By land and by sea, by train, truck, horse and yacht, he