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"Praise for Previous Work: ""From the first line I know I'm in the hands of a bard and consummate storyteller. The writing is lyrical and hugely descriptive ... The history is rich and fascinating."" Historical Novels Review""Full of memorable images and singing lines of prose."" Sarah Waters""A searing poetic meditation on stoicism and loss."" BBC Radio 4""A powerful novel... A poignant exploration of love, loss and survivor's guilt."" Sunday Times""A moving portrait of a place and its people ... a quiet, sad but brilliant novel."" Times, Book of the Month""Murray is an evocative painter of landscapes and a deeply sympathetic writer... a space for forgotten voices to sound, bearing witness not just to this tragedy, but to the terrible cost of World War I itself."" Daily Mail""I loved this book."" Douglas Stuart, Booker Prize-winning novelist""A well-written and well-crafted novel from an author at the height of his powers."" Oban Times"

'A moving portrait of a place and its people … a quiet, sad but brilliant novel.' -- Times, Book of the Month

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Donald S Murray is a writer and poet whose work has been awarded The Society of Authors' Paul Torday Memorial Prize and The Callum Macdonald Memorial Award at Scotland's National Book Awards. His acclaimed books bring to life the culture and nature of the Scottish Islands, and he appears regularly on BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio Scotland.

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