A Grass Bank Beyond
Subtitle: Memories of Mull
Edition: [International version].
Publisher: Birlinn; Birlinn, Limited
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9780857908339
Subjects: Social life and customs; Anecdotes; Manners and customs; Farm life; Childhood and youth; HISTORY
Description: In Four Ducks on a Pond, Nicholas the Cat, assisted by novelist Annabel Carothers, observed his family of humans and animals during one year on the Ross of Mull in the early 1950s. More than fifty years later, Annabel's daughter Fionna discovered the manuscript in a desk drawer and, while preparing it for publication, was inspired to expand on the theme. A Grass Bank Beyond covers an extended period before mains services and frequent ferries brought about change to the Ross. Fionna remembers the freedom she enjoyed roaming the island on foot, bicycle, pony, or boat. On family outings she.