 The poet <unk> MacLean , a native of the Isle of Raasay , which lies off the island 's east coast , lived much of his life on Skye . The island has been <unk> in the traditional song " The Skye Boat Song " and is the <unk> setting for the novel To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf , although the Skye of the novel bears little relation to the real island . John Buchan 's descriptions of Skye , as featured in his Richard <unk> novel Mr <unk> , are more true to life . I <unk> di <unk> <unk> is a 2004 Italian language work of non @-@ fiction by <unk> <unk> . The international bestseller , The Ice Twins , by S K <unk> , published around the world in 2015 @-@ 2016 , is set in southern Skye , especially around the settlement and islands of <unk> . 
