Home / Books by Region / Western Isles/Hebrides / An Eye on the Hebrides An Eye on the HebridesAn Illustrated Journey by Mairi Hedderwick An Eye on the Hebrides SKU: 9781780279152 Categories: Birlinn/Polygon, Western Isles/Hebrides £14.99 Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis, recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair. Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her spell-binding illustrations, Mairi Hedderwick portrays the islands in all their diversity, with swift and perceptive cameos of everyday life drawn with humour and affection alongside gorgeous landscapes which capture the truly magical beauty of the Hebrides. At seventeen, Mairi Hedderwick took a job as a mother’s help on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, beginning a life-long love affair with islands and their small communities.Mairi’s island world is delightfully reflected in the imaginary island of Struay where her perennially popular Katie Morag stories are set. As well as creating children’s books Mairi has also written and illustrated books for adults, including Highland Journey, Shetland Journey and Sea Change. ISBN: 9781780279152 Publication date: 22/08/2024 Format: Paperback Extent: 144 Publisher: Birlinn Ltd Categories: Birlinn/Polygon , Western Isles/Hebrides You may also like… Coffin Roads £8.99 Hebridean Journey £18.99 Islands of the Evening £10.99
