A Family in Skye

Unique and captivating, A Family in Skye is a beguiling account of an extraordinary island childhood and a classic of early 20th century Hebridean social history. It is an intimate, joyous and ultimately elegaic portrayal of a family growing up on Skye, underpinned by the approach of the First World War and ensuing tragedy. Isobel Macdonald interweaves her own memories with her mother's lively letters from Portree to craft a timely retelling of life as lived by one Skye family. After many years out of print, this handsome new edition includes previously unseen photographs.