Early in Orcadia - Hardcover
- PublisherKingfisher Books
- Publication date1987
- ISBN 10 0862671760
- ISBN 13 9780862671761
- BindingHardcover
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early in orcadia
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Richard Drew, Glasgow
(1987)
ISBN 10: 0862671760
ISBN 13: 9780862671761
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dust wrapper is lightly sunned to the spine but still in fine condition. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Naomi Mitchison, author of over 70 books, died in 1999 at the age of 101. She was born in and lived in Scotland but traveled widely throughout the world. In the 1960s she was adopted as adviser and mother of the Bakgatla tribe in Botswana. Her books include historical fiction, science fiction, poetry, autobiography, and nonfiction, the most popular of which are The Corn King and the Spring Queen, The Conquered, and Memoirs of a Spacewoman. This book is a fascinating imagining of life 5000+ years ago on Orkney. Mitchison writes well of men, women and children, highlighting the creativity of her characters, while understanding that change would have been gradual. Periodically the novel jumps forward, so Hands, who we know first as our main character, is referred to by later generations as a legendary figure. We can also see the impact he had on those who came after. Life can be hard and frightening but it also has warmth, laughter and pleasure. Ref PP 4. Seller Inventory # 031622
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