Download or read book A Forest for Calum written by Frank Macdonald and published by . This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calum Gillies and his aging friends illuminate the changing world around them; the loss of the coal mines, the labour strife and lean years endured, the religious parochialism that divides families and communities, and a disappearing language.

Download or read book A Forest for Calum written by and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A coming of age story about Roddie Gillies and his guardian and grandfather Calum, one of the last remaining Gaelic speakers in the once-proud mining town of Shean. A quiet and stoic man, Calum and his aging friends illuminate for us the changing world around them: the loss of the coal mines, the labour strife and lean years endured, the religious parochialism that divides families and communities and, most important, a disappearing language. The setting is Cape Breton; the themes of cultural and rural change and decline are universal.

Download or read book No Great Mischief written by Alistair MacLeod and published by Emblem Editions. This book was released on 2012-01-11 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alexander MacDonald guides us through his family’s mythic past as he recollects the heroic stories of his people: loggers, miners, drinkers, adventurers; men forever in exile, forever linked to their clan. There is the legendary patriarch who left the Scottish Highlands in 1779 and resettled in “the land of trees,” where his descendents became a separate Nova Scotia clan. There is the team of brothers and cousins, expert miners in demand around the world for their dangerous skills. And there is Alexander and his twin sister, who have left Cape Breton and prospered, yet are haunted by the past. Elegiac, hypnotic, by turns joyful and sad, No Great Mischief is a spellbinding story of family, loyalty, exile, and of the blood ties that bind us, generations later, to the land from which our ancestors came.

Download or read book Calum s Road written by Roger Hutchinson and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'An incredible testament to one man's determination' – The Sunday Herald Calum MacLeod had lived on the northern point of Raasay since his birth in 1911. He tended the Rona lighthouse at the very tip of his little archipelago, until semi-automation in 1967 reduced his responsibilities. 'So what he decided to do', says his last neighbour, Donald MacLeod, 'was to build a road out of Arnish in his months off. With a road he hoped new generations of people would return to Arnish and all the north end of Raasay'. And so, at the age of 56, Calum MacLeod, the last man left in northern Raasay, set about single-handedly constructing the 'impossible' road. It would become a romantic, quixotic venture, a kind of sculpture; an obsessive work of art so perfect in every gradient, culvert and supporting wall that its creation occupied almost twenty years of his life. In Calum's Road Roger Hutchinson recounts the extraordinary story of this remarkable man's devotion to his visionary project.

Download or read book Calum written by Matthew Hamilton and published by a-argus books. This book was released on 2010-05-16 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We have searched for you, Calum, searched for someone who has the ability. You must safe GAIa from the evil that comes for her." Thus begins the saga of GAIA as Calum, a young lad, is designated to be the savior of this unknown planet. The only positive is that he will have the aid of a series of dubious gods with varied mystical powers in addition to a young race of GAIAns that may or may not be of help. Would that be enough?

Download or read book Calum s Big Break written by Danny Scott and published by Floris Books. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ferguson picks up the ball inside the Scottish half and he's off. He skips round England's Dawes. . . nutmegs Bryan. . . shoots. . . and SCORES! Goal for Scotland in the 89th minute of this World Cup quarter-final! England are on their knees. Ferguson sends the Scottish fans crazy. What a player!' Don't miss a minute of the non-stop action as 10-year-old Calum Ferguson struggles to settle into a new town whilst fighting for his place on the school football team. Scotland Stars F.C. books are packed with excitement on and off the field, as well as loads of extras like character cards to collect and football tips, puzzles and games. Most people would eagerly take football tips from their hero, and Calum and best friend Leo are no different. When they bump into star striker James Cauldfield at a Premiership match, they soak up his advice on dealing with rival players. Then when a scout comes to watch their next match, they are ready to shine -- as long as nothing goes wrong. . .

Download or read book Harlequin Historical April 2022 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Madeline Martin and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders and muscled Viking warriors? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: #798 THE HIGHLANDER'S STOLEN BRIDE by Madeline Martin Highland Alliances (Medieval) Elspeth MacMillan was meant to be Calum Campbell’s bargaining chip for peace between their warring families. But his new captive is proving to be a tempting distraction! #800 WINNING BACK HIS DUCHESS by Amanda McCabe Dollar Duchesses (Victorian) When his estranged wife, Rose, suggests divorce, Jamie, Duke of Byson, proposes a trip to Venice instead. Might discovering Venice’s delights together rekindle their still-simmering desire? #802 CONVENIENTLY WED TO A SPY by Helen Dickson (Georgian) English spy Lord Laurence Beaumont ’s plan to reject a marriage of convenience is waylaid when he discovers his bride is none other than his beautiful rescuer, Delphine St. Clair.

Download or read book Callum and the Mountain written by Alan McClure and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-15 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's a quiet wee village, Skerrils. Not much going on. Shingle beach, pretty walks, peaceful library, exploding school, talking dogs, carnivorous monuments, interfering all-powerful nature spirits and a mountainous secret too baffling to tell... Callum Maxwell and his pals are in for the strangest, scariest, most exciting summer of their lives. Join them and you'll never look at the natural world in quite the same way again. "A totally original story with genuine heart." --Karen Campbell, author of The Sound of the Hours, Rise and This is Where I Am "Alan McClure's Callum and the Mountain introduces a fresh voice, full of energy, humour and love of place. He writes with a performer's instincts and an exuberant joy in language--an author we will be seeing more of." --Joan Lennon, author of Silver Skin (shortlisted for the Scottish Teenage Book Prize) and Walking Mountain "We're listening to a born storyteller, and he's unpacking a great shaggy monster of a tale for us." --Paul Magrs, author of Strange Boy, Lost on Mars and The Novel Inside You

Download or read book Harlequin Medical Romance August 2020 Box Set 1 of 2 written by Marion Lennox and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2020-08-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harlequin Medical Romance brings you a collection of three new titles, available now! Enjoy these stories packed with pulse-racing romance and heart-racing medical drama. This Harlequin Medical Romance box set includes: PREGNANT MIDWIFE ON HIS DOORSTEP by Marion Lennox Rescuing mom-to-be midwife Hannah Byrne from a storm on his isolated island hideaway is about to change neurosurgeon Josh O’Connor’s life…forever! REUNITED WITH HER HOT-SHOT SURGEON by Amy Ruttan Returning to San Francisco for a high-profile case proves time isn’t only a powerful healer…it’s intensified orthopedic surgeon Pearl Henderson’s attraction to Calum Munro. FIGHTING FOR THE TRAUMA DOC’S HEART by Rachel Dove Resisting his attraction to returning trauma doc Michelle Forbes is going to be the fight of single dad Jacob Peterson’s life.

Download or read book Clear Skies written by Catherine Lievens and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calum has been living with the badgers for months now, but he’s still an outsider, and it’s entirely his fault. His past influences how he behaves, and it’s easier to push everyone away than to allow them in and risk losing them. Duane just left the military and is looking for a new direction. When he applies for a job as a guard in the forest where the shifters live, he doesn’t expect much, and certainly not to stumble on two guys having words in the grocery store. He steps in, acts as a fake boyfriend, and starts falling for Calum. But Calum’s fears run deep, and Duane doesn’t know if he belongs in the forest. If those were the only problems, Duane wouldn’t doubt they could make it work, but someone in the forest is plotting something, and they might have involved humans. The forest is in danger, as is Calum’s heart. Will Calum be able to see beyond his fears? Can Duane convince him they can have their own happily-ever-after?

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Download or read book Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit written by Valerie Dunsmore and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-11-13 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ten-year-old Lily Nelson lives with her mother, sister, and the wellspring of her hatred: her father, Henry. Since Henry returned to their lives after an unexplained eight-year absence, the family has been uprooted, both physically and emotionally, moving from the mystical forests of Nakusp to the soulless suburbs of Vancouver, BC. There, an old but familiar darkness creeps into the household, unraveling their bonds and manifesting as rage, addiction, and madness. The darkness brings a shadow that attaches itself to Lily’s mother—a shadow that only Lily seems to see. Lily discovers she has magic in her being when she hears whispers coming from an old book. Maybe now she’ll be able to fix her broken life. Blaming Henry for her family’s misery, Lily plans to use her newfound power to uncover Henry’s dark past and banish him forever. When she visits her aunt’s cabin in Nakusp, her abilities intensify, and Lily begins to lose control. With magic in Lily’s bones, and ancestral trauma in the long line of women before her, Lily teeters on the edge of chaos while running out of time. She must learn—with the forest as her loving but neutral guide—the cost of hatred, the nature of healing, and the delicate balance between saving her loved ones and saving herself.

Download or read book A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles written by James Augustus Henry Murray and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Dark Laird written by Wilma Anne Chadney and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While King David reigns over Scotland in the 12th Century, Calum McCallam, chieftain of the high valley called Strathrevie, suddenly finds life getting complicated. The carefree new laird, while hunting, ventures onto the lands of a neighbouring clan and encounters the enchanting granddaughter of the McDiarmid laird. In time the couple decide on a 'handfast' year, a custom whereby they may live together for a year and a day, before they decide to marry. Little do Calum and Mared know that during their 'handfast' year unfriendly forces will cause undercurrents. These will result in a rash of startling events. The young laird must deal swiftly with trouble makers and still find the time to discover why his lady is drifting away from him.

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Download or read book Serendipity written by Catherine Lievens and published by eXtasy Books. This book was released on with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marlow is at a loss. His team has been permanently transferred to the Allegheny forest to act as a liaison between the shifters there and humans, but what does that mean exactly? The team is figuring things out, and one step of doing that is integrating, which is why he decides to move in with the badgers. The fact that Misha, one of the carriers, still lives in badger territory in the Bishop house might be related. Misha had his son a few months ago, and he’s still learning how to be a father. The trauma of what he’s gone through doesn’t help, but he’s safe now, and he’s not alone taking care of Tommy. Having his friends makes the situation better, but when Marlow moves into the Bishop house, Misha can’t stay away. Misha is a sweet man who’s been through hell, and Marlow is more than happy to help him with his son. However, Marlow has other people to worry about, like his brother, who’s stuck with their abusive mother. Maybe now that Marlow has a home, he’ll finally manage to get custody of Jackson, but it won’t be easy—just like finding a way to make his relationship with Misha work won’t be. Misha is wounded and scared to trust that Marlow is there to stay, while Marlow is torn between Misha and Jackson. Is there a way for their relationship to work and both of them to be happy, or will they eventually lose each other?

Download or read book Carried Away written by Jill Barnett and published by Bell Bridge Books. This book was released on 1996-08-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MacLachlan brothers Calum and Eachann need brides, but there are no women on the secluded island where they live. As the descendants of a displaced Highland clan, their lives are complicated, and their goals and methods for dealing with troubles are far from the same. Calum is the logical brother, solid and steady, while Eachann lives by his impulses. When widower Eachann's two rebellious children are thrown out of their mainland boarding school, he decides it's definitely time for a wife. Fate all but hands him two women on a silver platter, so he kidnaps two brides, one to help him with his uncontrollable children, and one for his all-too serious brother. Debutantes Georgina Bayard and Amy Emerson socially opposite, old money versus new, and both are the talk of the gossipy Four Hundred. While attending the same ball, they are swept away by a mad Scotsman. As captives on a misty island, these two social enemies find themselves with only each other for support. Then, before the women can successfully escape, winter sets in and there is no way back to the mainland. They are stuck with the MacLachlans--two brothers and two unruly kids. There, on that misty island, during a cold and blustery winter, Amy and Georgina must choose: to find some way to go back to their old lives, or take a chance and let their hearts get carried away....