{"product_id":"from-the-alleghenies-to-the-margaret-fay-shaw-9781839831041","title":"From the Alleghenies to the Hebrides: An Autobiography","description":"Margaret Fay Shaw's life spans a century of change. Orphaned at 11 she left home and school in Pennsylvania and Philadelphia aged 16, crossing to Scotland to spend a year at school near Glasgow. It was there that her love for Scotland was born. After studying music in New York and Paris, she returned to live for six years with two sisters in South Uist. Life on the island had changed littlefrom previous centuries, and material comforts were few. But the island was rich in music and tradition, and Margaret Fay Shaw's collection of Gaelic lore and song are amongst the most important made this century, whilst her photography evocatively captures the aura of a vanished world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer autobiography is the remarkable testament of a remarkable woman as well as a powerful plea in defence of a Gaelic culture and world under threat. It is written with a sharpness of observation, directness of humour and zest for life which make it a marvellous record of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Fay Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839831049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839831041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Origin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Mass Market Paperbound","brand":"Margaret Fay Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Mass Market Paperbound","offer_id":48454335201535,"sku":"9781839831041","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0f1347b-c8fa-4bda-a45d-667e52a0c332.jpg?v=1777305589","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-the-alleghenies-to-the-margaret-fay-shaw-9781839831041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}