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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Taproot Press

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781739207717

RRP: £14.99

PAGES: 208

PUBLICATION DATE:
June 21, 2023

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Red Star Over Hebrides

Donald S Murray

The most personal book yet from the acclaimed author of As the Women Lay Dreaming and In a Veil of Mist

Even as he grew up on the edge of Lewis, the vastness of Russia never felt too distant for Donald S Murray. Its great literary traditions were often discussed in his home village, while the political unrest and religious fervour that marked its past and present were often reflected in his life on the island.

Inspired by the Russian canon, the songs, verse and stories contained in Red Star Over Hebrides draw upon the experiences of that youth, shifting continually between myth and history, the absurd and moving, the satirical and everyday. Its extraordinary and diverse narratives underline the truth of its opening line: ‘I can see these islands mirror Russia.’

Reviews of Red Star Over Hebrides

'One of the great lyrical writers of our time' – Cathy Macdonald

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