The Island |
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| Author:
| McPherson, Alasdair |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4929-2413-5 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.23 |
Book Description:
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It is not until he is thirteen that a Glasgow boy learns he has relatives on a small island in the Highlands. When he travels to the island for the first time, he discovers a way of life that is slower and gentler, set back in time, but packed full of humour and larger-than-life characters. Quickly bonding with his great uncle, he spends much of his adolescence on the island under Uncle James' eccentric guidance.In this charmingly narrated, delightful coming-of-age tale, our city boy...
More DescriptionIt is not until he is thirteen that a Glasgow boy learns he has relatives on a small island in the Highlands. When he travels to the island for the first time, he discovers a way of life that is slower and gentler, set back in time, but packed full of humour and larger-than-life characters. Quickly bonding with his great uncle, he spends much of his adolescence on the island under Uncle James' eccentric guidance.In this charmingly narrated, delightful coming-of-age tale, our city boy grows to love his new-found island home. He begins to think and act like an islander. And it's not long before he experiences the first heady scent of a Highlands romance.