{"product_id":"storms-edge-peter-marshall-9780008394394","title":"Storm's Edge: Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' \u003cem\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eIf I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e'An astonishing tour de force' \u003cem\u003eSPECTATOR\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eFrom Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, \u003cem\u003eStorm's Edge \u003c\/em\u003eis a new history of the Orkney Islands that delves deep into island politics, folk beliefs and community memory on the geographical edge of Britain.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Marshall was born in Orkney. His ancestors were farmers and farm labourers on the northern island of Sanday - where, in 1624, one of them was murdered by a witch. In an expansive and enthralling historical account, Marshall looks afresh at a small group of islands that has been treated as a mere footnote, remote and peripheral, and in doing so invites us to think differently about key events of British history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Orkney as our point of departure, Marshall traverses three dramatic centuries of religious, political and economic upheaval: a time when what we think of as modern Scotland, and then modern Britain, was being forged and tested.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStorm's Edge\u003c\/em\u003e is a magisterial history, a fascinating cultural study and a mighty attestation to the importance of placing the periphery at the centre. Britain is a nation composed of many different islands, but too often we focus on just one. This book offers a radical alternative, encouraging us to reorient the map and travel with Peter Marshall through landscapes of forgotten history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Marshall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0008394393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780008394394\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.44h x 6.25w x 1.50d","brand":"Peter Marshall","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45898640982271,"sku":"9780008394394","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5df05475-16d7-40c9-9dd2-53992f7f6cc8.jpg?v=1721376795","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/storms-edge-peter-marshall-9780008394394","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}