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A Summer in Kintyre - Memories and Reflections (Paperback)
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A Summer in Kintyre - Memories and Reflections (Paperback)
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In the idyllic summer of 2013 in Kintyre, the author's journeys by
bicycle and on foot were also 'a journey through landscapes of
memory and emotion'. The story begins in the rugged south-west, at
the Inneans and Largiebaan, and ends in the north-east, at a little
loch near Tarbert, with people, places and happenings a-plenty in
between. The people include poets Seamus Heaney, Hugh MacDiarmid
and George Campbell Hay, musicians Hamish Henderson, Dick Gaughan
and Jack Bruce, as well as hill-walking companions, past and
present. Incidents of drama on cliffs, episodes of irrational
terror and spiritual calm in remote places, memories of the
psychedelic Sixties, and a boat trip to Cara Island - haunt of the
infamous 'Broonie' - combine with the author's characteristic
ruminations, on history, natural history, folklore, place-names and
genealogy, to illumine the landscapes. The book contains 62
illustrations and six appendices and is a worthy successor to
Martin's 'By Hill and Shore in South Kintyre', published in 2011 by
The Grimsay Press. It will engage the interest and imagination of
all who cherish Kintyre and its outdoor delights, both natural and
cultural.
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