Best Islands In Scotland - April 2024

Sea of Memories

When Kendra first visits her ailing grandmother, Ella has only one request: that Kendra write her story down, before she forgets…In 1937, seventeen-year-old Ella’s life changes forever when she is sent to spend the summer on the beautiful Île de Ré and meets the charismatic, creative Christophe. They spend the summer together, exploring the island’s sandy beaches and crystal-clear waters, and, for the first time in her life, Ella feels truly free.But the outbreak of war casts everything in a new light. Ella is forced to return to Scotland, where she volunteers for the war effort alongs... [Read More]

• ASIN: B06Y5PSTB5
• ASIN: B06Y5PSTB5
• Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

Wild Fire: A Shetland Island Mystery (Shetland Island Mysteries Book 8)

Wild Fire is the much-anticipated final entry in Ann Cleeves's beloved Shetland series, which is now a hit television show starring Douglas Henshall."Nothing short of riveting."—Louise Penny on Blue Lightning"Gripping from start to finish."—Booklist"Jimmy Perez is a fine creation."—Peter RobinsonThe betrayal of those closest burns most of all . . .Hoping for a fresh start, an English family moves to the remote Shetland islands, eager to give their autistic son a better life. But when a young nanny's body is found hanging in the barn beside their home, rumors of her affair with the husban... [Read More]

• ASIN: B078WZYL43
• ASIN: B078WZYL43
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

In the Footsteps of Sheep: Tales of a Journey Through Scotland, Walking, Spinning, and Knitting Socks

In the Footsteps of Sheep details the completion of a mission the author, a Welsh-born Scot, set for herself: to travel and camp throughout Scotland, find cast off tufts of wool from 10 Scottish sheep breeds, then spin the wool on her spinning stick while walking (or waiting for ferries), and finally design and knit one pair of socks to represent each breed...all the while writing about her adventures and taking plenty of photographs. Debbie has written beautifully about her journey; the hills, shorelines, and bogs explored; the sheep and people she met along the way; weather both foul and fai... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0942018389
• ASIN: 0942018389
• ISBN: 0942018389
• Manufacturer: Schoolhouse Press

Top 10 Scotland (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide)

Newly revised, updated, and redesigned for 2016.True to its name, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Scotland covers all the country's major sights and attractions in easy-to-use "top 10" lists that help you plan the vacation that's right for you.This newly updated pocket travel guide for Scotland will lead you straight to the best attractions the country has to offer, from the streets of Edinburgh and the windswept highlands and lochs to golf trips and whisky tours to impromptu ceilidhs in cozy pubs.Expert travel writers have fully revised this edition of DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Top 10 Sc... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1465465529
• ASIN: 1465465529
• ISBN: 1465465529
• Manufacturer: DK Eyewitness Travel

Cold Earth: A Shetland Mystery (Shetland Island Mysteries Book 7)

From Ann Cleeves, winner of the CWA Diamond Dagger Award, comes Cold Earth. In the dark days of a Shetland winter, torrential rain triggers a landslide that crosses the main road and sweeps down to the sea.At the burial of his old friend Magnus Tait, Jimmy Perez watches the flood of mud and water smash through a house in its path. Everyone thinks the home is uninhabited, but in the wreckage he finds the body of a dark-haired woman wearing a red silk dress. Perez soon becomes obsessed with tracing her identity and realizes he must find out who she was and how she died.Cold Earth is the seventh ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01LXQR9US
• ASIN: B01LXQR9US
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

The Little Gift Shop on the Loch: A delightfully uplifting read for 2019!

‘SUCH a delightful read!’ Goodreads reviewerHome is where the heart is…Lily Ballantine is still reeling from losing her job and the man she’s head over heels for all in one afternoon! So with her pride in tatters, she leaves the city behind her for the charming Scottish village of Carroch.Bequeathed the tiny gift shop by her late, free-spirited mother, she only intends to stay until she sells the place – but instead, finds herself falling for the beautiful shop, the stray cat called Misty… and the rather handsome local, Jack Armstrong.Lily’s not looking for love, but as the littl... [Read More]

• ASIN: B07J2DM1YW
• ASIN: B07J2DM1YW
• Manufacturer: HQ Digital

The Frayed Atlantic Edge: A Historian's Journey from Shetland to the Channel

This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit Adam NicolsonOver the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to south: every cove, sound, inlet, island.The idea was to travel slowly and close to the water: in touch with both the natural world and the histories of communities on Atlantic coastlines. The story of his journey is one of staggering adventure, range and beauty. For too long, Gange argues, the sign... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0008225117
• ASIN: 0008225117
• ISBN: 0008225117
• Manufacturer: William Collins

Treasure Island (Dover Thrift Editions)

One of the most enduringly popular adventure tales, Treasure Island began in 1881 as a serialized adventure entitled "The Sea-Cook" in the periodical Young Folks. Completed during a stay at Davos, Switzerland, where Stevenson had gone for his health, it was published in 1883 in the form we know today.Set in the eighteenth century, Treasure Island spins a heady tale of piracy, a mysterious treasure map, and a host of sinister characters charged with diabolical intentions. Seen through the eyes of Jim Hawkins, the cabin boy of the Hispaniola, the action-packed adventure tells of a perilous sea j... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486275590
• UPC: 800759275595
• ASIN: 0486275590
• ISBN: 9780486275598
• Brand: Dover Publications Inc.
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

Fodor's Essential Scotland (Travel Guide)

Written by locals, Fodor’s Essential Scotland is the perfect guidebook for those looking for insider tips to make the most out their visit to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and beyond. Complete with detailed maps and concise descriptions, this Scotland travel guide will help you plan your trip with ease. Join Fodor’s in exploring one of the most exciting countries in Great Britain and Europe.Scotland offers astonishing variety: its iconic lochs and mountains, as well as lively cities such as Edinburgh and Glasgow, have strong allure. St. Andrews is a pilgrimage for golfers; castles dot the scenic cou... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1640970126
• ASIN: 1640970126
• ISBN: 1640970126
• Manufacturer: Fodor's Travel

Dead Water: A Shetland Mystery

Ann Cleeves returns to her critically acclaimed Shetland Island series with this stunning mystery featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, who readers will remember from Raven Black, White Nights, Red Bones, and Blue Lightning. When the body of a journalist is found, Detective Inspector Willow Reeves is drafted from outside to head up the investigation. Inspector Jimmy Perez has been out of the loop, but his local knowledge is needed in this case, and he decides to help Willow. The dead journalist had left the islands years before to pursue his writing career. In his wake, he left a scandal involving ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00FCQW6HW
• ASIN: B00FCQW6HW
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

White Nights: A Thriller (Shetland Island Mysteries)

The electrifying follow-up to the Dagger Award–winning Raven Black.In this second thriller of the highly acclaimed Shetland Island series featuring Inspector Jimmy Perez, the launch of an exhibition at The Herring House art gallery is disturbed by a stranger who bursts into tears, then claims not to remember who he is or where he comes from. The next day he's found dead. Set in midsummer, the book captures the unsettling nature of a landscape where the sun never quite sets and where people are not as they first seem.

• ASIN: 0312384424
• ASIN: 0312384424
• ISBN: 0312384424
• Brand: Cleeves, Ann
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland (Canons)

In 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 beautiful at times and shockingly harsh at others. Her intense, poetic prose explores and records the rocks, rivers, creatures and hidden aspects of this remarkable landscape. Shepherd spent a lifetime in search of the 'essential nature' of the Cairngorms; her quest led her to write this classic meditation on the magnificence of mountains, and on our imaginative relationship with the wild world around us. Composed during th... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0857861832
• ASIN: 0857861832
• ISBN: 0857861832
• Manufacturer: Canongate Canons

The Black Island (The Adventures of Tintin)

• ASIN: 0316358355
• ASIN: 0316358355
• ISBN: 0316358355
• Brand: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers

Red Bones: A Thriller (Shetland Book 3)

• ASIN: B002YEQZXQ
• ASIN: B002YEQZXQ
• Manufacturer: Minotaur Books

Recipes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland: A Classic Scottish Cookbook (The Feill Cookery Book)

Originally published by the Highland Association as The Feill Cookery Book in 1907, Recipes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland is a delightful collection of Gaelic recipes passed down through generations of Scottish families-most are even identified with the name of the original contributor. From soup to nuts, you'll be sure to find a new favorite recipe within the pages of this facsimile edition. All of the original vintage advertisements for old Scottish businesses are included.

• ASIN: 1880954257
• ASIN: 1880954257
• ISBN: 1880954257
• Manufacturer: Kalevala Books

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake : A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America (1850)

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake: A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America

• UPC: 521030459

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake : A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America (1850)

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake: A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America

• UPC: 668594259

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake : A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Swisserland and America

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake: A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Swisserland and

• UPC: 115527002

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake : A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America (1850)

Flowers of Literature and Ladies' Keepsake: A Selection from Some of the Best Authors of England, Scotland, Switzerland and America

• UPC: 658810288

101 Best Hill Walks in the Scottish Highlands and Islands by Graeme Cornwallis

• UPC: 193320516851
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 14 USD

101 Best Hill Walks in the Scottish Highlands and Islands (Paperback)

• UPC: 333316760071
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 22 USD

101 Best Hill Walks in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, Cornwallis, Dawes..

• UPC: 333318931880
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

101 Best Hill Walks in the Scottish Highlands and Islands 9781905769162

• UPC: 124104286300
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 18 USD

101 Best Hill Walks in the Scottish Highlands and Islands by Graeme Cornwallis

• UPC: 383356192417
• Category: School Textbooks & Study Guides
• Price: 29 USD