- Hardcover: 253 pages
- Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd; 1st Edition edition (14 Sep 1995)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0719554357
- ISBN-13: 978-0719554353
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,234,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'George Mackay Brown's 'Winter Tales' is an enchanting, tender and robust collection of stories steeped in the ancient rhythms and customs of rural life.' --Vogue
'The burnished beauty of his natural descriptions is that of a spellbinding spinner of tales, making his a worthy addition to the trove he would preserve.' --Scotland on Sunday
'In this collection the author is at his celebratory and affirmative best. Everything he writes about is rooted in the harsh Orkney landscape, yet is often heart-achingly tender and compassionate.' --Yorkshire Post --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
'The burnished beauty of his natural descriptions is that of a spellbinding spinner of tales, making his a worthy addition to the trove he would preserve.' --Scotland on Sunday
'In this collection the author is at his celebratory and affirmative best. Everything he writes about is rooted in the harsh Orkney landscape, yet is often heart-achingly tender and compassionate.' --Yorkshire Post --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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These stories celebrate winter and its festivals, in a northern setting. They encompass Lieutenant William Bligh at the port of Hamnavoe, an Edinburgh man rediscovering his roots in Shetland, Baltic-men shipwrecked on the Orkney coast, and Norse warriors setting out for the Holy Land.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Definitely a Christmas read this, and very clearly written after Brown found god. Main themes are the nativity and all the cycles of nature, inevitably ending in death... I'm making it sound more depressing than it is. It's full of his usual wonderful evocations of Orkney, the ancient, wind-blown, work-a-day magic of the place, and Brown's poetic phraseology is a joy. One of those writers who can stop you dead in your tracks with a word. I loved this book, but recommend something else if you're new to him: 'Beside the Ocean of Time' is a real gem.
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