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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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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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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.
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The Outrun
A beautiful and inspiring first book by Amy Liptrot. Paperback. 2024 Film Tie-In Paperback Available Here
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Matthew Forster Heddle
Mineralogist and Mountaineer. Biography of Orkney born Matthew Forster Heddle, Scotland`s greatest mineralogist. By Hamish H. Johnston. Paperback.
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Regulations Must Be Observed!
Life in a 1950s School Hostel as remembered by Bertha M Fiddler. Paperback.
£ 15.99
