A Boy Stands On a Headland Islay ISBN: 978-1-917834-00-1

ISBN: 978-1-917834-00-1

often being unable to reach some of the more inaccessible islands on his first attempt and having to return several times before sea conditions were right

Murdani wrote his first song when he was seventeen and the most recent when he was 73

Author: Angus Macmillan

He became one of the best-known most respected politicians locally

A Boy Stands On a Headland Islay ISBN: 978-1-917834-00-1In this monograph, the award winning Caithness writer George Gunn reflects on his childhood as though seen through the eyes of a young boy, set within the uncompromising landscape of his native district. These early experiences are interwoven with a more mature understanding of Caithness, its culture, history and sense of place. The work brings together personal and family stories with wider themes drawn from the life of the community. These include