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Why do some people become hermits?

The Why Factor

CHAPTER

The Sound of Silence

Sarah maitland lives in splendid isolation in scotland. She chose to be a hermit so she can be closer to god. Her memoir, a book of silence, explores both her own experience of solitude and those of others. It's just the sound of the wind sweeping across this empty moorland at iam.

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