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A rich, moving and enthralling exploration of mental health, the creative process, human frailty and ancient traditions, the Silent Weaver recounts the life of Angus MacPhee who returned from World War 2 traumatised into silence, then spent the next 50 years weaving miraculous artworks from grass, leaves and wool.

A compelling tale of a remarkable life this story is also one that is implicitly tied in with the history of the north-west Highlands in the late nineteenth century and the Catholic Hebrides in their transcendent prime, where culture overflows with myth and adventure, colour, character and extraordinary unspoilt beauty.

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The first modern book to chart the history of the most remote islands of Britain, this demolishes the myths that have grown up about St Kilda over centuries, telling the story not only of a sensational place, but also of the extraordinary people who called it home.

In 1918, as the First World War was drawing to a close, the eminent liberal industrial Lord Leverhulme bought - lock, stock and barrel - the Hebridean island of Lewis. His intention was to revolutionise the lives and environments of its 30, 000 people, and those of neighbouring Harris, which he shortly added to his estate.

George Seton visited St Kilda in the summer of 1876 and wrote this account immediately afterwards. He brilliantly summarises previous material about the islands, surveys local incidents from the beginning of the seventeenth century, and provides a wealth of information about the daily life and unique customs which were soon to die out.

A story which encapsulates all of the troubled Highland 19th century, from clearance to protest to imprisonment to final vindication.

The first modern book to chart the history of the most remote islands of Britain

Calum MacLeod, at 56, found himself the last man left on the northern tip of the island of Raasey. This is the story of how he constructed an 'impossible' road that would link his dying community with the rest of the island, a quest which took over 20 years. Over 25, 000 copies were sold in hardback, and it was shortlisted for the Ondaatje Prize 2007. '...wonderful, elegant and serious, ' "The Telegraph