Fiction
Fiction
A Dream of Silver
J. Laughton Johnston
J. Laughton Johnston
An old man is forced to move from his retirement cottage on Shetland to live at the Edinburgh home of his 10-year-old grandson. As a way of making contact with a child he hardly knows, the old man begins to tell the boy the story of his own childhood. It is a moral and physical journey; the narratives of the grandfather and grandson, and that of the old man’s childhood, closely interweaving.
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A Merchant’s Tale The Life of William Hay (1787-1858)
Margaret Rose
Margaret Rose
A merchant’s life is unpredictable in any era, but what makes the story of William Hay captivating is the courage, hard work and determination he used in the fight back from failure.
This is a fictional account of a well-known son of Shetland. From childhood experiences of whaling and smuggling, we follow him through his early years of apprenticeship to adulthood, through the triumphs and tragedies of his professional and personal life.
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Berries on the Heather
Kari Williamson
Kari Williamson
In this novel, set in the late Thirties, the author has drawn on her recollections of the close-knit family and community lifestyle prevalent at that time. It describes the situations and day-to-day events, both humorous and serious, which occur in the lives of a three-generation family on an island croft.
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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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Dodie’s Phenomenal Pheesic
Christine De Luca
Christine De Luca
Translation of Roald Dahl’s ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ into Shetland Dialect
By Christine De Luca, Illustrations by Quentin Blake.
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From Böd to Boardroom An historical novel on the life of Arthur Anderson
D. Hilda Peterson
D. Hilda Peterson
Arthur Anderson was a Shetlander who rose from humble beginnings in Lerwick to become a prominent businessman and, as co-founder of the P&O shipping company, a pioneer of transport by steamship. A fictional account of the life of this local entrepreneur and philanthropist who was devoted to his native islands, From Böd to Boardroom also reconstructs life in Lerwick during the 1800s and introduces other well known stories in Shetland’s history.
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Metal Rose, the Different Shall Inherit the Earth
Jessie L. Watt
Jessie L. Watt
A modern novel set in the isles.
“Well paced and absorbing, with authentic character.
“The observations of the natural environment are made with a scientist’s eye but the compassion is that of an artist. Like all the best novelists, Jessie Watt challenges and unsettles yet leaves us with the right to hope.
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Nor Heard the Clock Strike
Alastair Christie-Johnston
Alastair Christie-Johnston
Stuart Graham, a would-be writer, takes a long lease on a crofthouse and sets up his typewriter, but the magic of Shetland’s landscape, its innumerable fishing lochs and its people weave their spell over him and the manuscript looks like it may never get finished. Then Irene appears on the scene and Stuart discovers there is more to life than being a successful author. But tragedy strikes. Stuart learns how an isolated close-knit community deals with every kind of eventuality – work, leisure, humour, pathos and much more. Eventually he becomes part of it all – and he finishes the book.
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Peerie Mootie and her Muckle Buits
Valerie Watt
Valerie Watt
Written in Shetland Dialect
Peerie Mootie is nae ordinary fairy. She laeks tae get clertit in gutter so she wears muckle buits. Dat's fine, but whin she's oot gadderin bairns' teeth she laeves a lester on dir pilows. An den da Queen Fairy fins oot...
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