A Drop in the Ocean Lawrence MacEwen and the Isle of Muck

Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence MacEwen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, and eccentric character, his passion and love for the island and its continuing success, has always been of the utmost importance. He has kept diaries all his life and delves deep into them, unveiling a uniquely human story, punctuated with liberal amounts of humour, as well as heart-rending tragedy, always dominated by the vagaries of the sea. Here are tales of coal puffers and livestock transportation on steamers and small boats, extraordinary chance meetings and adventures that eventually led him to finding his wife Jenny, on the island of Soay. It's a book about the small hard-grafting community of 30 souls on this fertile island of just 1500 acres.

ISBN:	9781912476527
Publisher:	Birlinn Ltd
Imprint:	Origin
Published date:	10 Oct 2019
DEWEY:	941.154
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Sales rank:	12074
Number of pages:	240
Weight:	228g
Height:	141mm
Width:	199mm
Spine width:	17mm

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