Life in the Raws (Paperback)

Paperback. While canvassing for the Scottish independence referendum in 2014 Neil Findlay made a discovery. Visiting the home that used to be his grandparents, he was shown a plywood panel where John Jock Findlay, his grandfather, had written his lifes tale.This is Jocks story. Jock grew up and grew old in the West Lothian village of Pumpherston a village dominated by one industry, shale oil mining. In his own words he describes the good times, and the hard times, of living and working in Pumpherston. This is a story about a Scottish industry, a village and, most of all, a community. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.