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Calum's Road (Paperback)

by Roger Hutchinson (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (2 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841586773
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841586779
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 125,811 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Sunday Herald, 27 August 2006

"An incredible testament to one man’s determination not to fold against a
far-off bureaucracy." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


Sunday Times, 3 September 2006

"Compelling." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Calum's Road, 21 Mar 2007
This review is from: Calum's Road (Hardcover)
This is an absorbing read. You can almost feel the passion of the people of Raasay in standing up for what they believe in, and one man eventually getting a result, against all the odds. Calum Mcleod never gave up until he realised his dream..This is an inspiration in every sense of the word to follow one's heart and if you fight hard enough, it will happen..I am now chomping at the bit to read more of Roger Hutchinson's works.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Calum's Road - a fascinating true story . . ., 7 Nov 2007
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This is one of my very favourite books and one of my most treasured possessions. It is one of those books that you pick up and cannot put down. . . . . I return to it time and time again. On the face of it, it is, simply, the story of a man who, single handedly, built a two mile stretch of road, over difficult terrain, in a wild and remote place. . but it is much more than that. . . and the many layers of it reveal themselves to the reader in much the way that a really good poem reveals itself. . . Calum MacLeod was a passionate man who, believed that Arnish, where he lived, at the depopulated north end of the island, could provide everything that was needed to sustain life . . . and that if he built a road linking the north to the rest of the island the people would return . . . He was a fascinating man . . the story is a fascinating story (far more fascinating than my wee description) . . the book is written beautifully, it is not sentimental and the story and the island are not romanticised . . . a truly, inspirational, magical book.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant!, 5 Feb 2007
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This is a fantastic story about a fantastic man. It is funny and informative and really, really moving. I cried at the end, although it's actually a very positive story about hope and accomplishment.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A tale of determination!
I'd been meaning to read this book for years, as I found the basic story fascinating, and was interested to hear the detail and the background to it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mrs. M. Semler

5.0 out of 5 stars Unputdownable...
Read this in one night after having put off reading it for months. It's a wonderful read and all the better for it being true and not over romanticised by the author, though I... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Andrew Wood

4.0 out of 5 stars King of the road
This is a great read, part history, part politics and part single mindedness all combine to give a view of the problems Raasay residents in particular, but also of wider Scottish... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ste to the J

5.0 out of 5 stars love this book!
loved this! it's really factual, and just a wonderful book about a really great man.
Published 21 months ago by heather-x

5.0 out of 5 stars One man and a wheelbarrow
When I began reading about Calum's road project, some of the evocative writing of Lewis Grassic Gibbon and man's battle with unforgiving nature came to mind. Read more
Published 22 months ago by I. Hutchison

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing story
I don't read history books but got this one for Christmas. Its an amazing story about someone who just wouldn't give in. Its more like a great novel than a history book. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2007 by Marcus

1.0 out of 5 stars Calum's Road
I have visited the Island of Raasay and saw for myself this truly remarkable achievement.
The book has to be the most boring I have tried to read in many a year.
Published on 2 Feb 2007 by A. Macrae

5.0 out of 5 stars A very fine book
A beautifully written book. Well paced and informative throughout. Sets Calum MacLeod's achievement perfectly in context. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2007 by Tearlaich

4.0 out of 5 stars incredible story about a incredible man
Being my great-uncle, I had always known of Calum macleod but this book showed me what a great man he really was. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2006 by Colin Macleod

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