Last Of The Line by John Mackay

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Last Of The Line by John Mackay

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Summary

Cal MacCarl gets a phone call asking him to come to the bedside of his dying Aunt Mary. With both his parents dead, she is his only remaining blood link. In the days between his aunt's death and funeral he is drawn into the role of genealogy detective. In a place where everyone knows everything about everybody, Cal finds that secrets are buried deep.

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Last Of The Line by John Mackay

With both his parents dead, his aunt Mary is his only remaining blood link. He leaves the fast-paced life of the city for the Outer Hebrides, where traditional values and beliefs are adhered to and respected. It is a life he neither belongs to nor understands. When she goes he will be the last of the family line and he couldn't care less. Family and history are just bonds to tie him down. Reluctantly, he sets out to do his duty and stumbles across questions that challenge everything he ever knew about himself and the people from whom he came. In the days between his aunt's death and funeral he is drawn into the role of genealogy detective. In a place where everyone knows everything about everybody, Cal finds that secrets are buried deep. Mairi, a young widow, knows far more than she is willing to tell. Kate Anna, his aunt's lifelong friend, avoids his questions. And what of Finlay, who lays claim to the house? Cal begins to understand that Aunt Mary was not the woman he knew and the secret she kept hidden for so long means he might not be the person he thought he was. Last of the Line is a story that explores the part in all of us that wants to know who we are and where we are from.

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Where MacKay differs from most other Hebridean-based novels is in his obvious research into the geography, and meticulous background into island traditions and cultures THE STORNOWAY GAZETTE

The Hebridean scenes are powerful. THE SUNDAY HERALD

There is a tightly plotted story here, together with some lovely details of remote island life. THE INDEPENDENT

A strong modern story of personal conflict.NORTHWORDS NOW

John MacKay was born in Glasgow in 1965 and has drawn on the oral traditions of his Hebridean background to write this Hebridean set trilogy. John MacKay is a journalist and newsreader for STV and presents Scotland Today (6-6:30pm Mon-Fri on STV). Also by John MacKay: The Road Dance, ISBN 1 842820 24 9, Heartland, ISBN 1 842820 59 1 and Last of the Line, ISBN 1 905222 55 6.

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ISBN 13 9781905222902
ISBN 10 1905222904
Title Last Of The Line
Author John Mackay
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Luath Press Ltd
Year published 2007-06-01
Number of pages 184
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.