Book description
Skye, with its soaring peaks, sea-battered coastline and sometimes
savage storms, is one of the most beautiful parts of Britain. To the
people who live there, it is simply an t-eilean, the island,
and it occupies an almost mythical place in the minds of many Scots.
Written by a man who lives and works there, Skye: The Island
marks a departure in books about the Scottish Highlands and
Islands. Without sentimentalising or romanticising, it portrays Skye
as it really is; evocative, moving, committed, passionate and hopeful,
it is the best book you will read about the island.
James Hunter is the author of a number of books on Scottish history,
including
Culloden and the Last Clansman
,
A Dance Called America
and
Scottish Exodus
. He lives in Beauly, Inverness-shire.
