The Silver Darlings is a tale of lives hard won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. It tells of strong young men and stronger women whose loves, fears and sorrows are set deep in a landscape of raw beauty and bleak reward. The dawning of the Herring Fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the brutality of the Highland Clearances, and Neil Gunn's story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history and refusing to be crushed.
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The Silver Darlings is a tale of lives hard won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. It tells of strong young men and stronger women whose loves, fears and sorrows are set deep in a landscape of raw beauty and bleak reward. The dawning of the Herring Fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the brutality of the Highland Clearances, and Neil Gunn's story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history and refusing to be crushed.
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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New. The tale of lives won from a cruel sea and crueller landlords. The dawning of the herring fisheries brought with it the hope of escape from the Highland Clearances, and this story paints a vivid picture of a community fighting against nature and history, and refusing to be crushed. Num Pages: 592 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470. 1978. Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. Hardcover with dustjacket, first American printing of this novel about the beginnings of the herring industry on the coasts of Scotland, book is quite attractve, the bright blue cloth binding with gold title is bright and clean as new, the blank end-papers are slightly tanned and the former owner's name is present, mild creasing is present on pages 125-175, a bit heavier corner-creasing present on pages 195-213, the creases are not as heavy as dog-eared pages usually are so apparently the book was closed carelessly, there are no other book flaws, the jacket has heavy chipping at the spine-tips, one edge-chip on the rear panel, spine is slightly tanned, some wear at the top corners and along the folds, the jacket is clean and presentable despite ther flaws with the front panel and flaps looking the nicest, the original price (3.00) is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included.
