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Reviewed on September 1, 2017 | Fiction
In the wake of her failing marriage, Mhairi McPhail, armed with a book deal and her nine-year-old daughter, sets out for the Scottish island of Fascaray to write a biography of Grigor McWatt, its most famous son, and to establish a museum celebrating his life and works. A poet and tireless chronicler of island life and Scottish history and politics, McWatt was best known for one small ballad, "Hame tae Fascaray," which bec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More