Borrowed Land by Kapka Kassabova
'Brave, intense, unexpected, lyrical and troubling' Rory Stewart An extraordinary portrait of the Scottish Highlands: this is an epic and urgent story of destruction and renewal, told through unforgettable encounters with its people. This is the story of a Scottish glen and its inhabitants, and of how I came to call it my glen. From the powerful rivers that bring life and prosperity, to the Pictish cairns, undisturbed for centuries and the meadows of bluebells, from which deer emerge, god-like, in a flash, Kapka Kassabova reveals a world that has been abused, but remains achingly beautiful and alive. In the Highlands, centuries-old connections between the land, nature and people have been, and continue to be, shaken by the forces of colonialism, industry, depopulation and private property speculation. Borrowed Land tells the stories of those who are working against this disconnect: the last true Highlanders, fighting to preserve their home. 'A poetic and haunting anatomy of what happens when a world is addicted to extraction' James Crawford 'Stark and moving. A hymn, a howl and a call to action all at once' Ben Rawlence 'A brilliant, daring and urgent account’ Sally Huband
Kapka Kassabova is a prizewinning writer of narrative non-fiction. Her recent Balkan quartet includes Anima (2024), Elixir (2023), To the Lake (2020) and Border (2017). Her awards include a British Academy prize, the Scottish Book of the Year, the Stanford-Dolman Travel Book of the Year, the Highland Book Prize, the Prix Nicolas-Bouvier, the Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, and the Premio Mazzotti. Kassabova grew up in Sofia, Bulgaria, and migrated to New Zealand before settling in Scotland twenty years ago. She lives by a Highland river.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781787335349 |
| ISBN 10 | 1787335348 |
| Title | Borrowed Land |
| Author | Kassabova Kapka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
| Year published | 2026-04-09 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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