Enigmatic - mysterious - intriguing: George Mackay Brown was a
notoriously private man. He rarely left his native Orkney, and yet
became one of the 20th century's finest poets and prose stylists.
In his prolific writings, George Mackay Brown's spirituality and
his love of the wind-scoured island landscape fused to give us some
of the most beautiful poetry and prose in the English language. His
work is shot through with glimpses of the divine. Ron Ferguson, who
was described by George Mackay Brown as 'a true craftsman in
litereature' tracks with curiosity and passion his friend's
literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move
from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism. He explores the darker,
more tormented, side of Orkney's Bard and uncovers the intense
relationship between alcohol, suffering and creativity. This is a
riveting journey. Along the way, the author is forced to question
some of his own assumputions. And the reader is swept along on a
literary and spiritual voyage of discovery that compels to the very
end. Weaving a brilliant, enriching narrative, the author draws
extensively on the poet's writings, unpublished letters,
conversations with the Bard's friends and many well-known writers.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE AWARD FOR BEST RESEARCH BOOK OF THE
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