Storm's edge : life, death and magic in the islands of Orkney
Marshall, Peter, 1964 October 26-2025
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Peter Marshall was born in Orkney. His ancestors were farmers and farm labourers on the northern island of Sanday - where, in 1624, one of them was murdered by a witch. In an expansive and enthralling historical account, Marshall looks afresh at a small group of islands that has been treated as a mere footnote, remote and peripheral, and in doing so invites us to think differently about key events of British history. With Orkney as our point of departure, Marshall traverses three dramatic centuries of religious, political and economic upheaval: a time when what we think of as modern Scotland, and then modern Britain, was being forged and tested. 'Storm's Edge' is a magisterial history, a fascinating cultural study and a mighty attestation to the importance of placing the periphery at the centre.
Main title:
Storm's edge : life, death and magic in the islands of Orkney / Peter Marshall.
Author:
Imprint:
London : William Collins, 2025.
Collation:
560 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780008394424 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.132941.132 MAR
Language:
English
BRN:
3957573