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Memories of the S.S Earl Thorfinn
Billy Cardno served as a cabin boy on the S.S Earl Thorfinn from 1958 until 1961. Here we share his memories of that time, from his first steps on the deck to the ship's final days. A revised and extended reprint of Sailing With Steam. A5 booklet.
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Close To Where The Heart Gives Out
A Year in the Life of an Orkney Doctor. By Malcolm Alexander.
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Salt On My Skin
Sarah's reflective journey will make you laugh and cry, as she discovers a truth she has always known: that healing comes in waves. By Sarah Kennedy Norquoy. Paperback.
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Henry Sinclair Casebook
1st Sinclair Earl of Orkney, 9th Baron of Rosslyn. 1345-1400. A Case Study Investigation of His Life. By Vicki A. Hild. Paperback.
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A Photographic Portrait of Pentland Skerries
Photographs and history of the Pentland Skerries. Featuring the Lighthouse on the Muckle Skerry, ancient history of the island, ferryboats and major shipping disasters. By John S. Findlay. Hardback. 30 x 21.50 x 1.4 cm.
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Kirkwall: In the footsteps of Hossack -...
This book follows in Hossack’s footsteps and reveals the town’s development, primarily from 1900 to 2000. It describes the businesses that traded, their owners and a few of the characters that have added colour to the town’s history. By G. D. Partner. Hardback.
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Lost Down Memory Lane
Caring for Alzheimer's - A Personal Journey. By Dawn Fanshawe, As a student, she worked as a care assistant in many Elderly & Mentally Infirm homes across London, and in 2006 she brought her mother - who was at the time living on a remote island in the Orkney Isles and had early onset Alzheimer's Disease - to live with her in her new family home in...
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Hugh Sinclair Yorston: The Sky's the Limit
Diaries of an Orcadian Fighter Pilot. By Bobby Halcro
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Orkney and Shetland Weather Words
A comparative dictionary. Glep-de-wadder: a bright piece of rainbow at some distance from the sun. By John W. Scott. Paperback.
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Swimming with Seals
A memoir of intense physical and personal experience, exploring how swimming with seals, gulls and orcas in the cold waters off Orkney provided an escape from a series of life crises and help to deal with intolerable loss. By Victoria Whitworth. Shortlisted for the PEN Ackerley Prize. Paperback.
£ 8.99
