Scotland Nature Books
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Belonging : Natural histories of place, identity and home
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR NATURE WRITING 2023LONGLISTED FOR THE KAVYA PRIZE 2024LONGLISTED FOR THE HIGHLAND BOOK PRIZE 2022Reflecting on family, identity and nature, belonging is a personal memoir about what it is to have and make a home. It is a love...- £10.99 GBP
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Findings
In this exquisite collection of essays, renowned Scottish poet Kathleen Jamie casts her keen observational eye on the natural world that surrounds her. With a voice both lyrical and unflinching, she brings depth and vibrancy to the oft-overlooked corners of Scotland's landscapes. From the...- £9.99 GBP
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I Am An Island : The Sunday Times bestselling memoir of one woman's search for belonging
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Memoir of the year' - Vogue'A wondrous, sensuous memoir of salt-stung survival . . . clear-eyed and poetic prose' Sunday Times'A fascinating memoir' - Daily MailWhen Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like...- £9.99 GBP
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Island on the Edge of the World : The Story of St Kilda
For over two millennia, the inhabitants of St Kilda lived in splendid isolation from the rest of the world. Their community thrived, perhaps even achieving a utopian state. However, the 19th century brought an influx of missionaries, well-intentioned reformers, and curious travellers, who introduced...- £10.99 GBP
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Love of Country : A Hebridean Journey
Embark on a captivating odyssey through the rugged landscapes and rich cultural tapestry of the Hebrides islands in Madeleine Bunting's "Love of Country: A Journey through the Hebrides." This mesmerizing travelogue transcends the boundaries of a traditional guidebook, weaving vivid descriptions of the islands'...- £10.99 GBP
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Notes from an Island
For thirty summers Tove and her partner, the graphic artist, Tuulikki Pietil�, retreated to the tiny island of Klovharun, a rocky outcrop in the gulf of Finland, where they would live, paint and write, energised by the shifting seascapes and the island's austere charms....- £9.99 GBP
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Ponies At The Edge Of The World : On nature, belonging and finding home
Striking' THE TIMES'Uplifting and moving' BBC RADIO 2'A meditation on connection between humans and animals, and the homes we make in wild places. I was completely immersed' KATHERINE MAYCatherine Munro transforms her life when she moves to Shetland to study the hardy ponies who...- £12.99 GBP
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Sea Bean
Embark on a captivating odyssey through the rugged landscapes and rich tapestry of the Shetland Islands with Sally Huband's "Sea Bean". This poignant memoir seamlessly interweaves the author's beachcombing adventures with ancient myths, ecological fragility, and the islands' profound human history. As you delve...- £10.99 GBP
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Sea Room
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be given your own remote islands? Thirty years ago it happened to Adam Nicolson. Aged 21, Nicolson inherited the Shiants, three lonely Hebridean islands set in a dangerous sea off the Isle of Lewis....- £10.99 GBP
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Sightlines
The outer world flew open like a door, and I wondered - what is it that we're just not seeing?In this greatly anticipated sequel to Findings, prize-winning poet and renowned nature writer Kathleen Jamie takes a fresh look at her native Scottish landscapes, before...- £9.99 GBP
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Storm Pegs : A Life Made in Shetland
Acclaimed authors Amy Liptrot, Katherine May, and Sarah Moss have praised this book for its companionship, transportive quality, and thoughtful, beautiful prose. In her late twenties, award-winning poet Jen Hadfield embarked on a new life in the Shetland archipelago, a collection of islands at...- £18.99 GBP
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Storm's Edge : Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney
A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES 'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND 'An astonishing tour de force' SPECTATOR From Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, Storm's Edge is a...- £25.00 GBP
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The Debatable Land : The Lost World Between Scotland and England
`A book worth reading' Andrew Marr, Sunday TimesThe Debatable Land was an independent territory which used to exist between Scotland and England. At the height of its notoriety, it was the bloodiest region in Great Britain, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and...- £12.99 GBP
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The Hidden Fires : A Cairngorms Journey with Nan Shepherd
The Hidden Fires is an intimate and evocative journey into the heart of the Cairngorms, the wild and rugged mountain range in the Scottish Highlands. Guided by the poetic writings of Nan Shepherd, author Merryn Glover embarks on a pilgrimage through these ancient landscapes,...- £10.99 GBP
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The Hidden Ways : Scotland's Forgotten Roads
Embark on a captivating journey through Scotland's forgotten trails and byways with Alistair Moffat's The Hidden Ways. This mesmerizing non-fiction travel book transports readers along the ancient Roman roads once trodden by mighty armies, the warpaths etched by warriors of old, the winding pilgrim...- £10.99 GBP
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The Marches : Border walks with my father
THE NO. 1 BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF POLITICS ON THE EDGERory Stewart explores his love for the UK in this account of history, memory and landscape as he traverses the the borderlands between England and Scotland. `This beautifully written book is a haunting reflection of...- £10.99 GBP
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The Outrun
In this raw and lyrical memoir, Amy Liptrot takes us on a deeply personal journey of addiction, recovery, and a profound reconnection with nature. At age 30, she returns to her childhood home on the wild and windswept Orkney Islands after battling alcoholism. Amidst...- £10.99 GBP
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The Way of the Hermit : My 40 years in the Scottish Wilderness
Imagine living alone for four decades in the rugged Scottish Highlands, miles away from civilization. Ken Smith's incredible memoir, "The Way of the Hermit", takes you on an extraordinary journey into his life as a modern-day recluse. For over 40 years, Smith has called...- £10.99 GBP
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Windswept : Life, Nature and Deep Time in the Scottish Highlands
`Windswept is a wonderful work, prose painted in bold, bright strokes like a Scottish Colourist's canvas' ROBERT MACFARLANE `An instant classic of British nature-writing' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH A few years ago, Annie Worsley traded a busy life in academia to take on a small-holding or...- £10.99 GBP
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Stargazing : Memoirs of a Young Lighthouse Keeper
When Peter Hill, a student at Dundee College of Art, answered an advert in The Scotsman seeking lighthouse keepers, little did he imagine that within a month he would be living with three men he didn't know in a lighthouse on Pladda, a small...- £10.99 GBP
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The Living Mountain : A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland
The finest book ever written on nature and landscape in Britain' GuardianIntroduction by Robert Macfarlane. Afterword by Jeanette WintersonIn this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland. There she encounters a world that can be breathtakingly...- £14.99 GBP
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The Secret History of Here : A Year in the Valley
Immerse yourself in the captivating tale of a single place, a farm nestled in the Scottish Borders, where nature's secrets unfold with every step. In "The Secret History of Here: A Year in the Valley," Alistair Moffat invites you on a year-long journey through...- £10.99 GBP
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