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9781841580739

Portrona

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  • ISBN13:

    9781841580739

  • ISBN10:

    1841580732

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2001-04-01
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
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Summary

The historical boundaries of Portrona are set by two events linked with the island of Lewis - the Mutiny on the Bounty in 1789 and the sinking of HMY Iolaire in 1919. Whilst few know that the bo'sun of the Bounty was a Lewis man, the fate of the Iolaire and the 205 men drowned on her is an ingrained chapter of the island's history. Using these two events as inspiration, Macdonald's imaginative narrative explores the story of Lewis between these dates, its connections with the sea and the herring industry which was its lifeblood. The result is an epic novel which sums up the soul of the Hebrides and of the Gael. From landlords and Madame Volkova the Russian herring buyer, to poets, fisherfolk, self-made men and factors, the author moves with the sweep and confidence of a man speaking not just for himself, but for a whole community.

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