{"product_id":"9781846975059","title":"Greenvoe","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Brown, George Mackay, Smith, Ali \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 27 June 2019 by Birlinn General (Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 256 pages\u003cbr\u003e132 x 197 x 23 | 246g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreenvoe, the tight-knit community on the Orcadian island of Hellya, has existed unchanged for generations, but Operation Black Star requires the island for unspecified purposes and threatens the islanders' way of life. A whole host of characters - The Skarf, failed fishermen and Marxist historian; Ivan Westray, boatman and dallier; pious creeler Samuel Whaness; drunken fishermen Bert Kerston; earth-mother Alice Voar, and meths-drinker Timmy Folster - are vividly brought to life in this sparkling mixture of prose and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end Operation Black Star fails, but not before it has ruined the island; but the book ends on a note of hope as the islanders return to celebrate the ritual rebirth of Hellya.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43924962541827,"sku":"9781846975059","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9781846975059_939be3d5-811e-4b82-ac64-64b8ae4b37a9.jpg?v=1731420726","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.pro\/products\/9781846975059","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}