{"product_id":"9781910021132-the-guga-stone","title":"The Guga Stone","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLies, Legends and Lunacies from St Kilda\u003cbr\u003eVivid prose interspersed with poetry and illustrations, creating a colourful and insightful ficionalisation of life on remote St Kilda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlace one guga [almost fully grown gannet chick] and one stone in a pan of water and boil. Once you can pierce the stone with a fork, the guga is ready for eating…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Calum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, the last remaining St Kildans evacuated their isolated outpost 100 miles off the west coast of Scotland. Calum returns a few years later, alone and troubled, the sole guardian of the islanders’ abandoned homes. Haunted by the memories that linger there, he begins to re-live the experiences of residents long past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrobats, airmen, cormorants, cragsmen and angels leap, climb, shimmer and swoop through the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe Guga Stone\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith subtle humour, Donald S. Murray mixes mythology, fiction and history to recreate St Kilda’s tales and legends for our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57416978497910,"sku":"9781910021132","price":8.01,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33918196.jpg?v=1772794434","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781910021132-the-guga-stone","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}