While reflecting the style and character of its predecessor, 'A
Summer in Kintyre', this new book is rich in differences. The
narrative begins in April 2014 and ends in September, but real time
is irrelevant, as the author dips frequently into history and
prehistory, evoking people and events associated with the places he
visits by bicycle and on foot. Artists, poets, musicians,
cave-dwellers, convicts, winkle-pickers, travelling tinsmiths,
shipwrecked sailors, saints, school friends, fishermen, shepherds,
farmers and fellow-ramblers share the pages with flowers,
butterflies, birds, otters, whales, adders, and much else. A close
engagement with places, people and nature is ever-present and,
using the journals he has kept since his teens, the author is able
to recreate his early adventures in the outdoors. Besides familiar
haunts in South Kintyre (Learside, Ben Gullion, Inneans, and
Largiebaan), he visits Barr Glen, Ballochroy Glen and Lussa, and
explores their history. Illustrated with 50 images, the result will
inform and delight any reader with an interest in one of Scotland's
most fascinating yet least appreciated areas.
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