Ian Hart
£15.95
An Account of Modern Whaling in the Outer Hebrides
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This fascinating book is the first to describe comprehensively the history of the whaling station at Bunavoneader on the west coast of Harris in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. It looks at subsistence whaling amd then moves on to the introduction by Norwegians at the beginning of the twentieth century of modern whaling techniques with ships equipped with harpoon guns, and the effect on the local population and economy.
Seonag Monk
In 1940, in Barra in the Outer Hebrides, an 18-year-old woman, Flòraidh, is persuaded to leave her island home when she learns that her stepmother intends to marry her off to the local shopkeeper. She follows her enigmatic friend Lavinia to the city and changes her identity to Laura, like a butterfly, leaving her chrysalis behind, as they join the war effort.
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