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Orkney: A Special Place
Richard Clubley
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Description for Orkney: A Special Place
Paperback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKSHF; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 10. .
Spending seven months in Orkney during 2015 and 2016 in order to delve into the secrets of the islands, Richard Clubley was keen to get as many local views as possible. He gathered interviews with lighthouse keepers, farmers, archaeologists and climbers - and many others! On dreich afternoons during the short days of winter, Richard ate home bakes with locals and recorded their memories. It was at one such hearth that someone said, `You know about so-and-so of course, you come to Orkney all the time, so how could you not know?'. Richard didn't know. ... Read more
Spending seven months in Orkney during 2015 and 2016 in order to delve into the secrets of the islands, Richard Clubley was keen to get as many local views as possible. He gathered interviews with lighthouse keepers, farmers, archaeologists and climbers - and many others! On dreich afternoons during the short days of winter, Richard ate home bakes with locals and recorded their memories. It was at one such hearth that someone said, `You know about so-and-so of course, you come to Orkney all the time, so how could you not know?'. Richard didn't know. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910745953
SKU
V9781910745953
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-38
About Richard Clubley
Richard Clubley lives in Derbyshire, which is not the most convenient place to stay if you love Scottish islands, so this year - 2017 - he is moving with his wife Beverly to Orkney. They are building a house in Orphir on Mainland with views over Scapa Flow. Although the phrase is a cliche it will be `a dream come ... Read more
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