Willie Orr’s second Shiaba novel follows the lives of two crofters struggling to come to terms with the Highland Clearances.
While Catherine spreads her wings to find new talents for survival within herself, her husband, Callum, uses his stubborn loyalty to the land of his fathers to face down the increasing wrath of a political system weighted against them.
Catherine, though, is the heart of the book. Her beauty, patience, talent, and hard-working generosity shine through and make her the strongest link to the lost land of Shiaba itself.
Return to Shiaba by Willie Orr, the second in his Leaving the Land series, is published on 21 May, 2024.
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