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  • Paperback: 266 pages
  • Publisher: House of Stratus; New edition edition (30 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1842327747
  • ISBN-13: 978-1842327746
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 15.4 x 2.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,040,567 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The last in the Richard Hannay adventures sees Hannay caught up in more dangerous escapades. Valdemar Haraldsen is in trouble. Two men come to the rescue while a third agrees to help because of his sheer hatred of villains. AUTHBIO: John Buchan, Baron Tweedsmuir, was a Scottish diplomat, barrister, journalist, historian, poet and novelist. He wrote adventure novels, short-story collections and biographies. His passion for the Scottish countryside is reflected in much of his writing. Buchan's adventure stories are high in romance and are peopled by a large cast of characters. Richard Hannay, Dickson McCunn and Sir Edward Leithen are three that reappear several times. Alfred Hitchcock adapted his most famous book The Thirty-Nine Steps for screen.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The mature Hannay, scared of old age, 7 July 2001
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The Island of Sheep is the last Hannay book and introduces the hero as settled in his home and in family life until the past comes back in the shape of Haraldsen and an old vow to his father. The action is much slower than previous Hannay tales and introduces the reader to new characters such as Peter John, Hannay's son, while reintroducing old friends such as Sandy and Geordie Hamilton and even a throw back to Peter Pienaar. After a chance encounter of the train, Hannay feels that he and his former friends have accepted the advance of age too easily and he is no longer at ease with the comfort his more mature years have brought. The development of the plot however shows that the old Hannay is still there as is the former drive of other acquaintances, something questioned by Hannay himself earlier on. The plot moves from haven to haven - from Hannay's haven, Fosse, to Sandy's, Laverlaw and finally to the dénouement on the Island of Sheep of the title, the persued Haraldsen's haven where he finally finds his inner-strength and is true to his ancestry. Thus the plot has two levels - an adventure stroy as to be expected of any Buchan novel featuring Hannay but also a more spiritual search for one's home as in the home of one's soul. "The Norlands are a spiritual place which you won't find on any map. Every man must discover his own Island of Sheep." Let's hope we all do ...
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5.0 out of 5 stars a buchan classic, 18 Feb 2000
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This review is from: The Island of Sheep (Mass Market Paperback)
this book is up there with john macnab, which is, in my opinion the best book buchan ever wrote. this is a thriller of the highest quality, taking the reader back to a quieter time where life was more gentle. a very worthwhile read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars As good as John Macnab, 16 Dec 2008
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If you liked John Macnab then this book and its predessors are definetly worth reading. Clear concise old-style thrillers, one and all.
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