Novels from local authors from Orkney or Orkney-based.
Tales of Orkney life created and related by John Brooke to his two young children, Nicholas and Catherine, on the long winter nights during his time as doctor to the Island of Shapinsay. (1994-2000). By John Brooke. Paperback.
In the darkness of the Great War, can she create a brighter future? By Lynn Johnson. Paperback.
A case of dirty money, corrupt politicians want it back. By Les Cowan. Paperback.
An emotional, compelling WW1 saga that will warm your heart. In the face of war, women must stand stronger than every before. The third book in the series by Lynn Johnson. Paperback.
Inventive, imaginative, page-turning, full of lyrical images and unexpected turns in the plot. The engaging story of three memorable characters and of unexpected love. By Peter Benson. Paperback. Author of The Stromness Dinner.
Astrid is returning home from art school on Mars, looking for inspiration. Darling is fleeing a life that never fit, searching for somewhere to hide. They meet on Deep Wheel Orcadia, a distant space station struggling for survival as the pace of change threatens to leave the community behind. A science-fiction verse-novel written in the Orkney dialect. By...
The first full survey of literary writing from and around the Orkney Islands and charts the development of this distinctively Orcadian strand within Scottish literature and shows how the archipelago, rather than the nation, can indeed be the defining locus of a compact and vibrant literary tradition. Paperback. By Simon W. Hall.
While the men are off fighting, the women keep the country moving. An uplifting, romantic and page-turning WW1 saga. By Lynn Johnson. Paperback.
Even in the darkest of times, she never lost hope. A heart-breaking, emotional WW1 family saga. By Lynn Johnson. Paperback.