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A Drop in the Ocean

English · Paperback

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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.

About the author

Polly Pullar is a conservationist, naturalist, writer and photographer specialising in wildlife and countryside matters. She is also a wildlife rehabilitator. She contributes to numerous publications including The Scots Magazine, Scottish Field, Scottish Wildlife, BBC Wildlife & The People’s Friend.). She lives on a small farm in Highland Perthshire, surrounded by an extensive menagerie.

Product details

Authors Polly Pullar, Pullar Polly
Publisher BIRLINN LIMITED
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 31.12.2019
 
EAN 9781912476527
ISBN 978-1-912476-52-7
No. of pages 240
Dimensions 130 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories
Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies

BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / General, Local History, Biography: historical, political and military, Western Isles, Outer Hebrides

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