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The Guga Stone: Lies, Legends and Lunacies from St Kilda
Donald S. Murray
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Description for The Guga Stone: Lies, Legends and Lunacies from St Kilda
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Place one guga [almost fully grown gannet chick] and one stone in a pan of water and boil. Once you can pierce the stone with a fork, the guga is ready for eating... Meet Calum. In 1930, the last remaining St Kildans evacuated their isolated outpost 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. Calum returns a few years later, alone and troubled, the sole guardian of the islanders' abandoned homes. Haunted by the memories that linger there, he begins to re-live the experiences of residents long past. Acrobats, airmen, cormorants, ... Read more
Place one guga [almost fully grown gannet chick] and one stone in a pan of water and boil. Once you can pierce the stone with a fork, the guga is ready for eating... Meet Calum. In 1930, the last remaining St Kildans evacuated their isolated outpost 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. Calum returns a few years later, alone and troubled, the sole guardian of the islanders' abandoned homes. Haunted by the memories that linger there, he begins to re-live the experiences of residents long past. Acrobats, airmen, cormorants, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
282g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910021132
SKU
V9781910021132
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-25
About Donald S. Murray
DONALD S. MURRAY comes from Ness in Lewis but now lives in Shetland. A poet, author, teacher and occasional journalist, Donald's books range from in tone and content from The Guga Hunters and And On This Rock (Birlinn) to Small Expectations (Two Ravens Press) and Weaving Songs (Acair). He has been awarded the Jessie Kesson Writing Fellowship and the Robert ... Read more
Reviews for The Guga Stone: Lies, Legends and Lunacies from St Kilda
This is a wonderfully eclectic collection of poems and prose by a gifted Scottish writer. - THE GUARDIAN