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The Long Horizon New edition
Author(s): Iain R. Thomson (Author)
- Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
- Publication Date: 25 Nov. 2002
- Edition: New edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 254 pages
- ISBN-10: 1841581801
- ISBN-13: 9781841581804
Book Description
SDEMore than a chronicle of a life spent farming in the Scottish Highlands and a family portrait of the clan Fraser of Lovat, with whom the author enjoys a close connection, this work is also a collection of stories which reflect the changes of both attitude and affluence which have revolutionized Highland life and dramatically affected its natural environment over the centuries. Using the background to the Fraser clan chiefs as a central theme, from the cunning Red Fox, and infamous Fraser chieftain, through to the sudden death of the Master of Lovat which set in train the sale of the Fraser empire around Beaufort Castle, Iain Thomson weaves a narrative that shows how the effects of history have such a profound effect on what happens today.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘A vivid picture picture of Highland life and values, today and yesterday’ – Scots Magazine ‘a fine book… a moving story’ – The Scottish Farmer ‘a powerful work… at once serious, joyful and sad, a vivid picture of Highland life’ – Aberdeen Press and Journal
About the Author
Iain R. Thomson was born in Inverness, but was raised and educated near Liverpool. On leaving school in the late 1940s, he returned to Scotland to work on a farm in Aberdeenshire. He is the author of three books, all of them vivid depictions of some of the wildest and most remote parts of the Highlands. He currently lives outside Inverness.
