Michael Pederson - Muckle Flugga

The prize winning poet Michael Pedersen turns island life upside-down in his prose debut Muckle Flugga.

It's no ordinary existence on the rugged isle of Muckle Flugga. The elements run riot and the very rocks that shape the place begin to shift under their influence. The only human inhabitants are the lighthouse keeper, known as The Father, and his otherworldly son, Ouse. Them, and the occasional lodger to keep the wolf from the door.

When one of those lodgers - Firth, a chaotic writer - arrives from Edinburgh, the limits of the world the keeper and his son cling to begin to crumble. A tug of war ensues between Firth and the lighthouse keeper for Ouse's affections - and his future. As old and new ways collide, and life-changing decisions loom, what will the tides leave standing in their wake?

You may also like the following events from Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews:

• This August, 11th August, 07:30 pm, Robert Macfarlane -- Is a River Alive? in St Andrews
• This August, 23rd August, 07:30 pm, Tracy Borman - The Stolen Crown in St Andrews
• This September, 10th September, 07:30 pm, Clare Jackson - The Mirror of Great Britain: A Life of James VI & I in St Andrews

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