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An Creanaiche
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DONALD MEEK AWARDCha gabh stòiridh mar seo a sheachnadh, is tha Ruairidh MacIlleathain air a bheò ghlacadh leis an sgeul a th' aig Màiri NicEachairne mu Lee Harvey Oswald, murt JFK, is mar a theich i fhèin às na Stàitean. Ach an gabh earbsa a chur sa chunntas aice, agus nan robh Oswald neo-chiontach carson a tha i air a bhith sàmhach cho fada?It's the kind of story no journalist can ignore, and Roddy Maclean is intrigued by Màiri NicEachairne's claim that she knew Lee Harvey Oswald and had to flee the States and change her identity to escape JFK's enemies. But does Màiri's account stand up, and why has she waited so long to prove Oswald's innocence?The Lasag Gaelic readers series offers young adults a range of engaging, easy-to-read fiction, with English chapter summaries and glossaries to assist Gaelic learners.
Cut-Throat
Fact is often stranger than fiction, and when Rod McLean, an escaped drug baron and alleged MI6 agent, was mysteriously found dead in a London flat after two months on the run, even Hollywood couldn't have scripted it better. McLean had only served seven years of his twenty-eight-year sentence he received following a 1996 sting operation off the Caithness coast in which a Customs officer lost his life. Despite being described as one of the most ruthless and important figures on the country's drug scene, McLean had found his security status downgraded from Category A to D and had been transferred to HMP Leyhill, an open prison which had seen 82 prisoners escape in 2002 alone. Shortly after th...
Reappraising Jane Duncan
Scottish novelist Jane Duncan's semiautobiographical My Friends series was dismissed by postwar critics as lightweight, at a time when a coterie of "angry young men" monopolized the attention of the British publishing establishment. Yet deeper themes are at play in the 19 novels. Modern readers will recognize feminist motifs, a wide-ranging examination of women's education and work in the 20th century, a woman's view of the rising societal tensions of the 1920s and 1930s, and an outsider's perspective on the racial divide in the soon-to-be-independent West Indies. This book explores Duncan's body of work, out of print for decades, though sought by loyal fans. Her characters run the gamut--drunken tinkers, Lowland housewives, Irish miners, members of the London fast set and English marchionesses, all portrayed with telling detail. Her novels--two of them recently reprinted for a new generation--reveal a charming and perceptive recorder of the changes Great Britain underwent in the past century.
The Craig; Rainbow in My Fears
Read this book at your own risk! As you will inevitably see, bits of yourself reflected from the pages. Take comfort from the fact that you are, `only human'. [Aren't you?] History, truth, rumours and downright lies fester between horror and humour. Just like life itself! You must always be prepared to duck and dive, as violence is a constant fact of life, especially in the locked wards. Learn the ins and outs of psychological treatments. Delve into the minds of the sick and twisted, who prey on the vulnerable and defenceless innocent.
Into the Fairy Hill
Headstrong heroines and hot-tempered chieftains, loch monsters and hill fairies, cattle raids and clan feuds, wise animals and foolish saints: the Scottish Highlands' folktales date back centuries and preserve the history and beliefs of a people deeply rooted in their land and culture. Oral traditions connect the modern world with the hearts and minds of Scottish Highlanders across the ages, bringing their world to life in vivid detail. This anthology includes new and approachable translations of folktales from the Scottish Highlands and Nova Scotia, providing extensive commentary on this rich storytelling tradition. Each story is annotated with information about its origins and any insights into its meaning. The original Scottish Gaelic texts, collected from a wide variety of rare and obscure sources, are provided in an appendix.
My Friend Cousin Emmie
'Since I lost the baby, you and I have been so close together that we have been almost a single person' Janet Alexander returning by sea to the Caribbean with her husband 'Twice' finds their domestic harmony threatened by the emotional problems of the two young people aboard. Ashore at St Jago the shipboard characters find themselves at the centre of a fast-thickening plot, with Friends old and new joining in against the colourful background of Carnival and sugar-harvest, regattas and plantation life. And on land or sea is Cousin Emmie herself, dominating the scene in her shapeless dresses with her voracious appetite and her uncanny ability to get at the heart of a problem.
Return to Muck
An older woman travels solo through the Hebrides, recounting her adventures, local history, the natural world and folklore in prose, poetry and song, beautifully illustrated by photographs she takes along the way
The Gaelic Otherworld
John Gregorson Campbell was a folklorist who collected and published the traditions of their native Highlands and Islands during the second half of the 19th century and first few years of the 20th. This work includes his views on superstitions, witchcraft and second sight.
My Friends the MacLeans
'Janet, what do you mean? What has been going on between you and that bloody boy?' When Janet Alexander learns that young Roddy Maclean intends to defy his parents and become a writer, not an engineer, she readily helps him run away from St Jago. Her impulsive action infuriates Rob and Marion Maclean, and harsh words end a long friendship. Interwoven with Janet's discovery of deeper currents under the placid surface of the Paradise estate, are unrest among the plantation workers, the convalescence of Twice Alexander, and the advent of Madame Dulac's grandson Edward, who falls more than a little in love with Janet. Not until Roddy unexpectedly returns to the island does Janet come to know the truth about her friends the Macleans . . .
