A drop in the ocean
Subtitle: the story of the Isle of Muck
By: Polly Pullar
Edition: [International version].
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780857908223; 9781780272368
Subjects: Landowners; Biography; History; Social life and customs; Social conditions; HISTORY; Manners and customs
Description: This is the story of Muck told through the eyes of Lawrence MacEwen, working farmer and much-loved laird. Polly Pullar tells the fascinating tale of one of the Hebrides unique thriving small communities through the colourful anecdotes of Lawrence MacEwen, whose family have owned the island since 1896. A wonderfully benevolent, and eccentric character, his passion and love for the island and its continuing success, has always been of the utmost importance. He has kept diaries all his life and delves deep into them, unveiling a uniquely human story, punctuated with liberal amounts of humour, as.