Author: | George Mackay Brown | ISBN: | 9781848549517 |
Publisher: | John Murray Press | Publication: | March 13, 2014 |
Imprint: | John Murray | Language: | English |
Author: | George Mackay Brown |
ISBN: | 9781848549517 |
Publisher: | John Murray Press |
Publication: | March 13, 2014 |
Imprint: | John Murray |
Language: | English |
The small Orcadian community of Greevoe has remained unchanged for generations. Now a shady government project, Operation Black Star, threatens to destroy the islander's way of life.
George Mackay Brown's first novel describes a week in the life of the islanders as the come to terms with the repercussions of Operation Black Star in a masterful mix of prose and poetry from one of Scotland's greatest writers.
The small Orcadian community of Greevoe has remained unchanged for generations. Now a shady government project, Operation Black Star, threatens to destroy the islander's way of life.
George Mackay Brown's first novel describes a week in the life of the islanders as the come to terms with the repercussions of Operation Black Star in a masterful mix of prose and poetry from one of Scotland's greatest writers.