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A Kist of Emigrants
J. Laughton Johnston
J. Laughton Johnston
Shetland – the most northerly islands in the
Between 1860 and 1880, at least 8,000 Shetlanders, more than a quarter of the population, emigrated to destinations all over the world.
Very many of those Shetland emigrants went on to do and achieve remarkable things. This large format book contains over 100 unique stories of 1,000 Shetland emigrants, it is illustrated with many photos, poems and letters.
Our price: £29.00
Aald Papa, I'm Dine!
George P.S. Peterson
George P.S. Peterson
George P. S. Peterson has been a regular contributor to Shetland Life and The New Shetlander magazines for many years but this is the first time his writing has appeared in book format for over 16 years.
Auld Papa I’m Dine! is a diverse collection which brings together a wide range of George’s work – much of it written in Shetland dialect and previously unpublished. History, short stories, poetry, trowie tales and bedtime stories for children, all feature, and are complemented by the author’s own illustrations.
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Auld Papa I’m Dine! is a diverse collection which brings together a wide range of George’s work – much of it written in Shetland dialect and previously unpublished. History, short stories, poetry, trowie tales and bedtime stories for children, all feature, and are complemented by the author’s own illustrations.
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Our price: £19.50
Bright Pebbles
Edited by Mary Blance and Laureen Johnson
Edited by Mary Blance and Laureen Johnson
Bright Pebbles brings together the words, experiences and insights of fifty writers, in poetry and prose, dialect and English. They reflect Shetland as it is now, and as it was in the most recent past: the land, the sea, the seasons, the people, the music and lightsomeness, the ways of making a living. The book is amply illustrated with artwork and photographs. The accompanying CD features a selection of the best poems, in a rich mixture of contrasting Shetland voices, together with songs and music.
Our price: £14.99
Cats, Clouds and Flatpacks!
Magnie Shearer. Illustrated by Katherine Laidlay
Magnie Shearer. Illustrated by Katherine Laidlay
We were born with the gift of laughter. It lifts our spirits and makes us feel happy. Laughter is a contagious emotion. It can bring people together. It can help us feel more alive. Laughter can help you feel better about yourself and the world around you. Laughter can be a natural diversion. When you laugh, no other thought comes to mind. After laughing for only a few minutes, you may feel better for hours.
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Our price: £9.99
Folklore from Whalsay and Shetland
John Stewart
John Stewart
Published here for the first time, John Stewart's folklore collections, from his native island of Whalsay, and from Shetland as a whole, are a valuable contribution to local studies.
Our price: £15.00
Images of Shetland Sport 2009
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones began his passion for photography relatively recently. What started life as a hobby has now become a little more than that as he now provides the readers of The Shetland Times and Shetland Life with very many of their sporting moments in time.
This collection of over 150 images from 2009 captures a wide range of the very many sports taking place within a Shetland calendar year. The Island Games in Äland, rowing, football, hockey, netball, volleyball, badminton and equestrian sport to name a handful are covered as Kevin captures the action and the winners.
This collection of over 150 images from 2009 captures a wide range of the very many sports taking place within a Shetland calendar year. The Island Games in Äland, rowing, football, hockey, netball, volleyball, badminton and equestrian sport to name a handful are covered as Kevin captures the action and the winners.
Our price: £8.99
Like a Mantle the Sea
Stella Shepherd
Stella Shepherd
Stella Shepherd writes of the struggle against the harsh climate on Papa Stour, and her friendship and affection towards the islanders, drawing the reader into the island way of life during the 1960's.
Our price: £8.99
Noo Dan
Douglas Smith
Douglas Smith
This is Douglas Smith's first book, although he has become a familiar writer with many articles published in local journals, mainly relating to the links between Shetland and Norway during the Second World War.
Here Douglas Smith outlines his family story with its ties to Lerwick and writes of growing up and his schooldays in the very different town landscape of the thirties and as a youngster in wartime Shetland when he witnessed the aftermath of a fatal mine blast and German Heinkels attacking a seaplane in the north harbour.
Douglas Smith’s work gave him an unparalleled insight into the changing fortunes of the islands as conditions gradually improved over the years. It also involved him in many of the environmental issues raised by the arrival of the oil industry in the islands in the 1970s.
Here Douglas Smith outlines his family story with its ties to Lerwick and writes of growing up and his schooldays in the very different town landscape of the thirties and as a youngster in wartime Shetland when he witnessed the aftermath of a fatal mine blast and German Heinkels attacking a seaplane in the north harbour.
Douglas Smith’s work gave him an unparalleled insight into the changing fortunes of the islands as conditions gradually improved over the years. It also involved him in many of the environmental issues raised by the arrival of the oil industry in the islands in the 1970s.
Our price: £12.99
North End of Eden
Christine De Luca
Christine De Luca
These poems explore concepts of identity, home and belonging, and of our connection with the land.
Drawing inspiration from medicine, history and religious and pagan legends, from modern and ancient sources, De Luca writes with equal fluency in both English and Shetlandic.
Our price: £8.99
On the Rocks - A lightkeepers's tale
Lawrence Tulloch
When Lawrence Tulloch became a lightkeeper aged twenty-eight it gave him and his family job security and a home. In On the Rocks a lightkeeper's tale he looks back at the work and routines involved in keeping lights from Muckle Flugga to Chicken Rock and recounts the ups and downs of living in close proximity with other keepers. Many became friends for life, but great patience had to be exercised with those few who made things a bit difficult. The characters he met and the stories they had to tell bring a vanished era back to life.
Lawrence Tulloch
When Lawrence Tulloch became a lightkeeper aged twenty-eight it gave him and his family job security and a home. In On the Rocks a lightkeeper's tale he looks back at the work and routines involved in keeping lights from Muckle Flugga to Chicken Rock and recounts the ups and downs of living in close proximity with other keepers. Many became friends for life, but great patience had to be exercised with those few who made things a bit difficult. The characters he met and the stories they had to tell bring a vanished era back to life.
Our price: £15.99
