Donald S Murray is known for breathing life into the history and culture of Scottish islands, and this book does just that.
It is centered on the Iolaire tragedy in 1919 when over 200 people died after a warship sank in Stornoway harbour, with the men returning after the end of the Great War.
Told from the perspective of Alasdair, both in 1992 (his present day) and in 1936 (his childhood), and from the point of view of his grandfather in 1918 who was a survivor, this book depicts trauma and loss throughout Alasdair’s life.
As the Women Lay Dreaming, by Donald S Murray, published by Saraband, £8.99.
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