The latest Orkney books at The Orcadian Bookshop.
An Orcadian At Sea. Len Wilson's maritime memoir, Barques, Sparks & Sharks, includes over 100 personal photos and images, beautifully enhancing these swashbuckling tales from bygone days of maritime life. By Len Wilson. Paperback.
In this novel set on the fictitious island of Norday in the Orkneys, George Mackay Brown beckons us into the imaginary world of the young Thorfinn Ragnarson, the son of a crofter. John Murray Classics Edition, with a new foreword by Amy Liptrot. Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 1994. Winner of the Saltire Society Literary Award 1994. By George Mackay...
In her final years Retta began writing the story of her childhood on the beautiful, remote island of Fara in the Orkneys, where she was raised on a family croft. She captured a way of life that has all but vanished, a childhood marked by both freedom and the hardships brought on by the outbreak of WW II. Her youngest daughter, Angela, lovingly completed...
'Claiming Their Freedom Was Their Only Crime' Locked in the hold when the crew abandons their ship, The Crown of London, Violet and Samuel cling to each other as the doomed vessel breaks up on rocks off the islands of Orkney. Author signing on 8th September, pre-order signed copies here. By Philip Paris. Hardback.
Dreaming of life beyond the barnyard, Charlie the chicken leaves the safety of his Orkney farm to explore a world of sparkling seas, towering cliffs and hidden dangers. Orcadian Version. With full colour pictures, Orcadian dialect and an original song and video to download. From Wild Spark Publishing.
All you need to make the most of your trip to Shetland. Paperback. Includes free e-book.
Having married an Orcadian crofter in 1961, Christine Muir became part of the tiny island community of North Ronaldsay, where she and her husband raised their four children.
Blood can mean everything. And it can mean nothing. By C.R.C Campbell. Paperback.
The annual Orkney Bird Report for 2024. By the Orkney Bird Report Committee. Paperback.
Love and hunger are not the same. An epic sapphic romantic fantasy novel set in Orkney. With Scottish and Orcadian folklore, including a trow as a minor character, sites such as Skara Brae. By Roslyn Sinclair. Paperback.