Torvaig
07-Dec-11, 01:39
"Follow the Dove" by Catherine M. Byrne - published December 2011.
I started to read "Follow the Dove" and found myself immersed at once in this compelling story so vividly written by newcomer Catherine M. Byrne from Wick.
After the first few pages I knew I had to keep going; I was desperate to know the characters better, to understand them and to get involved in the way they lived their working and private lives in very remote and sparsely populated areas.
"Follow the Dove" is a strong story and very relative to the period and the setting. The
characters involved become very real. You feel their pain, frustation and anger at what life throws at them.
Many older readers, especially those from the North of Scotland and the Northern Isles, will be able to relate to this harsh way of life which existed before and for some time after the turn of the 20th century.
Catherine Byrne leads you into the islanders way of thinking, working and socialising until you believe they really existed.
Thank you Catherine for filling a space on my bookshelf with a wonderful, wonderful read; you most certainly have a winner on your hands!
Folks, do treat yourselves to this book and like me, you will be reluctant to put it down until it is finished!
The book launch of "Follow the Dove" is on Saturday 10th December at Wick Library between2pm and 5pm.
Catherine will be on hand to sign your copy!
I started to read "Follow the Dove" and found myself immersed at once in this compelling story so vividly written by newcomer Catherine M. Byrne from Wick.
After the first few pages I knew I had to keep going; I was desperate to know the characters better, to understand them and to get involved in the way they lived their working and private lives in very remote and sparsely populated areas.
"Follow the Dove" is a strong story and very relative to the period and the setting. The
characters involved become very real. You feel their pain, frustation and anger at what life throws at them.
Many older readers, especially those from the North of Scotland and the Northern Isles, will be able to relate to this harsh way of life which existed before and for some time after the turn of the 20th century.
Catherine Byrne leads you into the islanders way of thinking, working and socialising until you believe they really existed.
Thank you Catherine for filling a space on my bookshelf with a wonderful, wonderful read; you most certainly have a winner on your hands!
Folks, do treat yourselves to this book and like me, you will be reluctant to put it down until it is finished!
The book launch of "Follow the Dove" is on Saturday 10th December at Wick Library between2pm and 5pm.
Catherine will be on hand to sign your copy!