Children of the Black House by Calum Ferguson

Children of the Black House by Calum Ferguson

Children of the Black House is a fascinating glimpse into life on the Hebridean island of Lewis from the closing years of the nineteenth century up to the 1950s. Calum Ferguson employs an unusual narrative technique, drawing on his mother Mairead's reminiscences, and presenting her experiences and conversation in the first person. This is a fascinating account of a culture in transition; it records and preserves for twenty-first-century readers traditions and ways of life which have now gone for ever. Also this remarkable memoir is a treasury of personal recollections, traditional tales, and songs. It is illustrated throughout with photographs of Mairead, her family and friends.

'provides a mirror through which the reader cannot but recognize a sense of what it is to be alive'

-- Aonghas MacNeacial * The Herald *

'a labour of love.. filled with immense humanity and compassion'

-- Donald Meek

Born in Point, Lewis and educated at the Nicolson Institute and Aberdeen University, Calum Ferguson has had a varied career as a teacher and broadcaster. He is the author of a number of books in Gaelic and English. He now lives in Stornoway.

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ISBN 13	9781912476763
ISBN 10	1912476762
Title	Children of the Black House
Author	Calum Ferguson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2019-08-08
Number of pages	320
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