{"product_id":"9781780278018-islands-of-the-evening","title":"Islands of the Evening","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJourneys to the Edge of the World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen centuries ago, Irish saints brought the Word of God to the Hebrides and Scotland’s Atlantic shore. In this book, Alistair Moffat journeys from the island of Eileach an Naoimh at the mouth of the Firth of Lorne to Lismore, Iona and then north to Applecross, searching for traces of these extraordinary men.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Magnificent' - \u003cem\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, Books of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen centuries ago, Irish saints journeyed to the Hebrides and Scotland's Atlantic shore. They sought spiritual solitude in remote places, but their mission was also to spread the word of God to the peoples of Scotland. Columba was the most famous of these pioneers who rowed their curraghs towards danger and uncertainty in a pagan land, but the many others are now largely forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlistair Moffat sets off in search of these elusive figures. As he follows in their footsteps, he finds their traces not so much in tangible remains as in the spirit and memory of the places that lay at the very edge of their world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56440280940918,"sku":"9781780278018","price":9.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33918504.jpg?v=1760379210","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781780278018-islands-of-the-evening","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}