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The Hill of the Red Fox
Allan Campbell McLean
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Description for The Hill of the Red Fox
Paperback. It is the Cold War and Soviet spies are feared. Alasdair stumbles into a web of espionage on the Isle of Skye. Series: Kelpies. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 5AM; YFCB. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 200 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 328.
It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear. Thirteen-year-old Alasdair, living in London, knows nothing of this world. He can't wait to start his long summer holiday on the Isle of Skye, away from his mother and aunt. But things don't go quite as planned. On the journey, a stranger gives him a mysterious note before jumping from the train. Worse still, he instantly mistrusts sinister Murdo Beaton, with whom he's staying. Gradually adjusting to crofting life, Alasdair is not prepared for the web of danger and ... Read more
It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear. Thirteen-year-old Alasdair, living in London, knows nothing of this world. He can't wait to start his long summer holiday on the Isle of Skye, away from his mother and aunt. But things don't go quite as planned. On the journey, a stranger gives him a mysterious note before jumping from the train. Worse still, he instantly mistrusts sinister Murdo Beaton, with whom he's staying. Gradually adjusting to crofting life, Alasdair is not prepared for the web of danger and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Floris Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Kelpies
Condition
New
Weight
328g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782502067
SKU
V9781782502067
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-38
About Allan Campbell McLean
Allan Campbell McLean (1922-1989) was a master of Scottish children's writing. He had a deep love of the Highlands -- he lived in a croft house on Skye with his wife and children for 17 years -- and had a better ear for West Highland dialogue than perhaps any other author. His other books include The Master of Morgana, Storm ... Read more
Reviews for The Hill of the Red Fox
'Allan Campbell McLean's classic thriller is as exciting today as it was fifty years ago.'
Jane Sandell, The Scotsman 'This is a boy's adventure book. It is set on Skye in Scotland and brilliantly brings to life the islands, countryside and people. It is nicely paced and the adventures in it are a cross between Enid Blyton ... Read more
Jane Sandell, The Scotsman 'This is a boy's adventure book. It is set on Skye in Scotland and brilliantly brings to life the islands, countryside and people. It is nicely paced and the adventures in it are a cross between Enid Blyton ... Read more