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Arguably Scotland's greatest novelist of the last century...Gun has the ability to wrap his subject in layer upon layer of structured thought...As ever with Gun you feel the gods are not that far of the action. --John O'Groat's Journal
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After a lifetime at sea, old Sandy returns to the land of his fathers to live out his remaining years in the peaceful isolation of a Highland croft. His companions are his dog Queenie, a temperamental cow Nancy, a few hens and his precious books. He befriends the local village boys who come to trust him. When one of these boys, Allan, seeks his helps after killing the man who has seduced his girlfriend, Sandy takes his side, warding off suspicious enquiries from the village policeman, the dead man's brother. Allan's girlfriend also comes to seek refuge with Sandy and eventually gives birth to her baby there. A moving and satisfying blend of tragedy and comedy, "Blood Hunt" has a powerful message - the triumph of love over anger and of the unending renewal of nature. It is a masterly novel by a writer in full maturity. It was Gunn's second last novel and one of his most masterly.
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Format:Paperback
This is a novel of distilled, elemental beauty. Death, the burgeoning of new life, love, compassion and hatred are woven into a story of profound perfection of form. Set in the Highlands of Scotland, the rich language provides indelible images of both the characters and the landscape. It is a tale full of suspense, atmosphere, excruciating sadness and most importantly, hope. Though I read if for the first time years ago, I still say that this is an unforgettable book which touched me deeply and I strongly recommend it to anyone desiring a breath of fresh air and rejuvenation of spirit.
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Captures the highland atmosphere, and an aging batchelor.
16 Mar 1999
Format:Hardcover
You are transported to a highland croft, full of tranquility. Times past imagined before technology moved us into the realms of science fiction. If this is old age, then it is something to look forward to.
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