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Winter Tales

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Synopsis

This collection celebrates winter and its festivals, light and darkness. It includes the tales of Lieutenant William Bligh at the port of Hamnavoe, an Edinburgh man rediscovering his roots in Shetland, Baltic-men shipwrecked on the Orkney coast, and Norse warriors setting out for the Holy Land.Through these stories George Mackay Brown explores the effects of new ways of thinking and working on the ancient patterns and traditions of Orkney life.

Book details

Author:
George Mackay Brown
ISBN:
9781848549425
Publisher:
John Murray Press
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2019-08-22
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
1996
Copyright by:
George Mackay Brown 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Literature and Fiction