num_pages: 221
description: Recreates a crofting community through the life of Willie Gavin. Through his eyes the reader experiences the hardships of life as well as a lighter the bonds of friendship; the weddings and the festivals; and the lives of the children.
language: English
title: Willie Gavin, crofter man: Portrait of a vanished lifestyle
titlecomplete: Willie Gavin, crofter man: Portrait of a vanished lifestyle
characters: Willie Gavin
genres: Scotland
ratings_count: 11
places: North-East Scotland
publisher: Victor Gollancz