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Just go in: from council estate to country estate
ISBN: 9781907676697 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 246 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "JUST GO IN: from council estate to country estate" An idealist 17 year old sets off from a council estate near Glasgow to become a farm secretary on the large farms and estates of the East of Scotland. She encounters a clash of culture, prejudice and unexpected kindness along the haphazard and emotionally fraught journey. A social memoir spanning the late 70s to the early 90s. 'Humour is difficult to pull off in writing and even more difficult when I'm judging it because it is what I do for a living - occasionally. The chapter, "A Toe in the Line" is a beautiful journey into the... "JUST GO IN: from council estate to country estate" An idealist 17 year old sets off from a council estate near Glasgow to become a farm secreta... |
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55,99 zł |
Peak Beyond Peak: The Unpublished Scottish Journeys of Isobel Wylie Hutchison
ISBN: 9781838080075 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 8-10 dni roboczych. Isobel Wylie Hutchison was many things: a botanist, traveller, poet and artist. She travelled solo throughout the arctic collecting plant samples, wrote and published extensive volumes of essays and poetry, and was - in short - one of the most remarkable Scottish figures of her time. However, since her death in 1982 her legacy has been forgotten compared with her male counterparts. Now Isobel can speak for herself again. While better known for her solo journeys across the Arctic, these essays detail Isobel's journeys across Scotland, including visits to Skye, John O' Groats and the various...
Isobel Wylie Hutchison was many things: a botanist, traveller, poet and artist. She travelled solo throughout the arctic collecting plant samples, wro...
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