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Book SynopsisWhen Cal MacCarl gets a phone call to his bachelor flat in Glasgow asking him to come to the bedside of his Aunt Mary, dying miles away on the Isle of Lewis, he embarks on a journey of discovery. With both his parents dead, his Aunt Mary is his only remaining blood link. When she goes he will be the last of the family line and he couldn't care less. In the days between his aunt's death and funeral he is drawn into the role of genealogy detective. In a place where everyone knows everything about everybody, Cal finds that secrets are buried deep and begins to understand that Aunt Mary was not the woman he knew and he might not be the person he thought he was.Trade ReviewWhere MacKay differs from most other Hebridean-based novels is in his obvious research into the geography, and meticulous background into island traditions and cultures. THE STORNOWAY GAZETTEThe Hebridean scenes are powerful. THE SUNDAY HERALDThere is a tightly plotted story here, together with some lovely details of remote island life. THE INDEPENDENTA strong modern story of personal conflict.NORTHWORDS NOW

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Book SynopsisIdentifying and documenting the conditions of Russian serfs has proven difficult because the Russian state discouraged literacy among the serfs and censored public expressions of dissent. This title offers a collection of autobiographies by serfs.Trade ReviewMacKay's highly selective choice of texts will astonish readers in its remarkable diversity of genres and autobiographical contexts. It is a major contribution to comparative cultural studies of slave societies. - Dale E. Peterson, author of Up from Bondage: The Literatures of Russian and African American Soul

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Book SynopsisBuilt for the new age, the house stood boldly upright on the edge of the ocean withstanding the harsh blasts of a cruel century, nurturing and protecting the family within, watchful of hearts swollen or broken, dreams delivered and dashed. It had absorbed the tears and echoed the laughter. A sweeping saga of one family through a momentous century. Different people, divergent lives and distinctive stories. Bound together by the place they called home. But one of them is missing, lost to the world. An unknown grandchild, born to a son who went to war and never came back. As the years pass, through wars and emigration, social transformation and generational change, the search continues. And the questions remain the same: Who is he? Where is he? Will he ever come home?Trade ReviewHome is written from the heart with a deep understanding of love and loss, suffering and celebration. It is a vivid portrait of a family struggling to survive. – LORRAINE KELLY Home is an epic tale – a magnificent Hebridean opus. – CALUM MACDONALD, RUNRIG

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction: Day 1 Strategy.- Chapter 2. Leadership.- Chapter 3. Building a Team.- Chapter 4. Data Sources.- Chapter 5. Data Processing.- Chapter 6. Other Data Considerations.- Chapter 7. Stakeholders.- Chapter 8. Reporting and Insight.- Chapter 9. Strategy.- Chapter 10. Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisThis edition is releasing to celebrate the release of the award winning film adaptation, starring Hermione Corfield, Will Fletcher and Mark Gatiss and directed by Richie Adams. Cinematic release set for May 2022, screening around 900 UK cinemas. Winner of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Audience Award 2021. Kirsty MacLeod is a beautiful young woman, coveted by all the young men of her island village. She dreams of America, of following the setting sun west to a better life. She meets the man who dreams her dreams and promises to make them come true. But then the Great War breaks out and the men must leave for battle. In their honour, the islanders organise a grand Road Dance. That night she is raped. She is left with a secret that will bring shame upon her and her family and ultimately on the child she is carrying. On a night of storms and sorrow, she has to make her choice and it is no choice at all.Trade Review'Powerful, shocking, heartbreaking.'- SCOTTISH DAILY MAIL 'Breathtaking' - THE FILM MAGAZINE '[MacKay] has captured time, place and atmosphere superbly...'- SUNDAY HERALD 'A gripping plot that subtly twists and turns, vivid characterisation, and a real sense of time and tradition, this is an absorbing, powerful first novel.'- SCOTS MAGAZINE 'One of the most powerful aspects of the book is the way in which it conjures up the atmosphere of fear that stalks a community where the church casts "sinners" into the wilderness.' - SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY

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Book SynopsisA man tries to build for his future by reconnecting with his past, leaving behind the ruins of the life he has lived. Iain Martin hopes that by returning to his Hebridean roots and embarking on a quest to reconstruct the ancient family home, he might find new purpose. But then he uncovers a secret from the past.Trade ReviewA fine, rewarding read. THE SUNDAY HERALD A combination of Changing Rooms and Agatha Christie, Mackay’s Heartland demonstrates the Scotland Today presenter has a readable easy-going prose style. SCOTTISH REVIEW OF BOOKS

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