A Drop in the Ocean: Lawrence Macewen and the Isle of Muck - Couverture souple

Pullar, Polly

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1912476525 ISBN 13 : 9781912476527

Editeur : Origin, 2019

Synopsis

Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence MacEwen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, and eccentric character, his passion and love for the island and its continuing success, has always been of the utmost importance.

He has kept diaries all his life and delves deep into them, unveiling a uniquely human story, punctuated with liberal amounts of humour, as well as heart-rending tragedy, always dominated by the vagaries of the sea. Here are tales of coal puffers and livestock transportation on steamers and small boats, extraordinary chance meetings and adventures that eventually led him to finding his wife Jenny, on the island of Soay. It's a book about the small hard-grafting community of 30 souls on this fertile island of just 1500 acres.</p?

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Polly Pullar grew up in Ardnamurchan, surrounded by wildlife. In addition to being a field naturalist, wildlife guide and wildlife rehabilitator she is also photographer and journalist, and contributes to a wide selection of magazines. She is currently wildlife writer for Scottish Field and is the author of a number of books. She is the author of A Richness of Martens: Wildlife Tales From Ardnamurchan (Birlinn, 2018).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Origin
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1912476525
• ISBN 13: 9781912476527
• Reliure: Poche
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible