The Guga Stone
Lies, Legends and Lunacies from St Kilda
[International version].
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Author
Contributions
- Robertson, Douglas - Contributor
Publication
2013 - Luath Press Ltd, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
82,250 words, Guess
Page Count
329 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL35616111M
- ISBN-139781909912427
- ISBN-101909912425
- OCLC Control Number857364872
- OCLC Control Number839317439
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Numbergugastoneliesleg0000murr
- Library of Congress Control Number2015514483
Classifications
- DDC823.92
- LCCPR6063.U7367
Description
In 1930, the last inhabitants of the isle of St Kilda were evacuated to the mainland. Shortly afterwards, following several acts of vandalism by local fishermen, Calum MacKinnon was sent back to the island to guard against further damage. Alone on the deserted island, he begins to re-imagine the conversations and stories from his years in the island port of Village Bay. He also recalls some of the experiences of its people in exile on the mainland, showing their difficulties in adjusting to a new way of life, and a diet no longer based mainly on seabirds. The vivid prose is.
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