A Book of Death and Fish (Paperback)

Ian Stephen

ISBN 10: 1908643978 / ISBN 13: 9781908643971

Published by Saraband, Glasgow, 2015

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Paperback. Peter MacAulay sits down to write his will . The process sets in motion a compulsive series of reflections: a history of his own lifetime and a subjective account of how key events in the post-war world filter through to his home, Stornoway. He reveals his passions for history, engines and fish, and witnesses changing times - and things that don't change - in the Hebrides. The novel is driven by its idiosyncratic narrator, but with counterpoints from people he engages with - his father, mother, wife, daughter, friends. It's all about stories, a litany of small histories witnessed during one very individual lifetime. A vivid portrait of the islands comes into being incrementally, transmitted through Peter's diverse remembrances. Hebridean dialect and fishermen's argot texture his tales, creating a rhythmic and lithe form of fiction. As Peter MacAulay writes his will, he reflects on his life and how world events filter through to his home, Stornoway. He reveals his passions for history, engines and fish, and witnesses changing times and things that dont change in the Hebrides. Its about stories, a litany of small histories witnessed during one very individual lifetime. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Book of Death and Fish (Paperback)
• Publisher: Saraband, Glasgow
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908643978
• ISBN 13: 9781908643971
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Peter MacAulay sits down to write his will. The process sets in motion a compulsive series of reflections: a history of his own lifetime and a subjective account of how key events in the post-war world filter through to his home, Stornoway. He reveals his passions for history, engines and fish, and witnesses changing times - and things that don't change - in the Hebrides. The novel is driven by its idiosyncratic narrator, but with counterpoints from people he engages with - his father, mother, wife, daughter, friends. It's all about stories, a litany of small histories witnessed during one very individual lifetime.

About the Author

Ian Stephen is a writer, storyteller, artist and sailor from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides. His prose, poetry and drama has been published around the world and garnered several awards, including the Robert Louis Stevenson Award. He was the first artist-in-residence at StAnza, Scotland's annual poetry festival.