![]() ![]() ![]() “I’m delighted to be working with Taproot Press on this collection of short stories, poems and – even – songs, especially as I know the publisher has strong island connections and an awareness of what makes these communities distinctive and unusual. On bringing the book to light and working with Taproot, Donald has said: Red Star Over Hebrides takes poetic licence in its examination of the social and cultural impact of these links in remarkable and varied work that ranges from everyday naturalism to the surreal. ![]() The main markets were in the Baltic states and island and other vessels carried the prized cargo as far as Riga and St Petersburg. In the late 19th and early 20th century, Stornoway was the leading herring curing port in Europe. Historically, there is a huge trading link between the Outer Hebrides and Russia. Murray, author of As the Women Lay Dreaming and In a Veil of Mist, and reasserts him as one of Scotland’s finest writers working today.Ī native of Ness, Lewis, in Red Star Over Hebrides Murray uses short stories and poetry inflected by his own personal experiences to shine a light on the deeply rooted social and cultural connections between the Outer Hebrides and Russia, the Baltic States and even Ukraine and Poland. ![]() Red Star Over Hebridesis the latest book by prize-winning writer Donald S. Following our open call for submissions in July, it is with real pleasure that we can now announce our first title of 2023. ![]()
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