The Endless Tide - Hardcover

Thomson, Iain R.

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1841584533 ISBN 13: 9781841584539

Publisher: Birlinn, 2005

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In The Endless Tide, Iain R. Thomson turns his attention to the Hebrides, and the collection of stories that permeate the area. Meeting a vast cast of characters, he ranges from personal anecdotes of country life to political and scientific issues, looking at agricultural politics and ecological debates. North Scotland’s brutal Viking origins and the mysterious Pagan practices of its past are explored, yet The Endless Tide’s reach extends far beyond this, touching on world events since pre-Biblical times.Varied and compelling, humorous and poetic, space and freedom pour from the pages. Mixing his own personal story with Scotland’s history, Iain Thomson presents a myriad of ideas, snapshots and autobiographical accounts whichconjure up the vital past and continuing force of the elusive Highland spirit. The Endless Tide is a sweeping, imaginative, provocative work which functions on a micro- and macro-level, examining the continual cycle of humanity, and Scotland’s part in the process.

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About the Author:

Iain Thomson Was Born In Inverness, But Was Raised And Educated Near Liverpool. On Leaving School In The Late 1940s, He Returned To Scotland To Work On A Farm In Aberdeenshire. He Is The Author Of Three Books, All Of Them Vivid Depictions Of Some Of The Wildest And Most Remote Parts Of The Highlands. He Currently Lives Outside Inverness

Review:

'This book radiates an immense, infectious zest for life' - The Scotsman 'Now and again a book comes along which surprises the reader with its originality and freshness. The Endless Tide is one of them' --Scots Magazine

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