Christine De Luca's first novel. Katherine Maitland has always wondered what happened to her Shetland grandfather when he emigrated to Winnipeg around 1900; why his life turned out the way it did. She sets out on a journey of discovery, based on the slimmest of evidence, and in the process, her own life takes a new and unforeseen turn. Part historical, part contemporary questm the two stories of this novel intertwine and reflect one another with considerable deftness. They are, above all else, about the human condition, and the constraints on deciding our own destinies.

And Then Forever

Science Fiction & Fantasy

De Luca, Christine

Fantasy

Shetland Times Ltd

Written in the beautiful Scots of the Shetland Islands - a blend of Old Scots and Norn - the poems in this title evoke a simple and pure way of life. These are poems with a sense of place, sympathy, commitment to language and the urge to celebrate life itself.

Parallel Worlds: Poems from Shetland

Literature & Fiction

Poetry

Luath Press Ltd.

A polar projection changes foo we figure oot wir world. Shetland isna banished tae a box i da Moray Firt or left oot aa tagidder - ta scale up da rest - but centre stage. Christine De Luca's poetry creates a sense of the beauty and spareness of Shetland, the contradictory space and smallness of the island; and a feeling for people living on the far side of Scotland. These poems explore concepts of identity, home and belonging, and of our connection with the land. Drawing inspiration from medicine, history and religious and pagan legends, from modern and ancient sources, De Luca writes with equal fluency in both English and Shetlandic.This book awakens its reader to the beauty of the language and the landscape of the most northern part of Britain; yet there is no sense of isolation. She explores the folktales and values home-grown in Shetland in terms of the wider world, from Russia to Canada.

The North End of Eden

Luath Pr

Reel to Rattling Reel: Stories and Poems About Memories of Cinema-Going

Miller, Alison

MacNeil, Kevin

MacNeacail, Aonghas

Neely, Sarah

Williamson, Christie

Genre Fiction

Cranachan Publishing

Northern Alchemy: Shetlandic Poems with Versions in English

Patrician Press

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