Island on the Edge of the World: The Story of St Kilda, Paperback - Charles MacLean

DescriptionFor more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in t...

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DescriptionIn 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, traveled to St Kilda to study the island's flora and fauna and to learn abou...

A gorgeous interwoven tale of a desolate island, and two lovers finding their way back to one another.

A gorgeous interwoven tale of a desolate island, and two lovers finding their way back to one another.

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DescriptionThe small island archipelago of St Kilda, which rises majestically from the stormy waters of the North Atlantic, has a magic and allure ...

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Tabitha Plimtock lives in a house at the very edge of the world. When rumours begin to circulate of monsters climbing from the base to gobble up un...

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The heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful story of an abandoned polar bear cub named Nora and the humans working tirelessly to save her and her spec...

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The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine.

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Follow the fascinating threads of human history in this monumental volume, amply illustrated with maps, archival imagery, and revealing photographs...

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DescriptionOne of the greatest travellers in Scotland, Martin Martin was also a native Gaelic speaker. This text offers his narrative of his journe...

A wartime love story richly toldPublisher: John Murray PressAuthor(s): Kirsten MckenzieNumber of pages: 400Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 196 x ...

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