Set in the 1920s, this marvellously sensitive autobiography recreates the varied community of Nairn, with its fishermen and townsfolk, its crofters and its prosperous upper-middle-classes. Nairn has witnessed many of the triumphs and tragedies of Scottish history, and these are recalled with intuitive understanding. But it is also the scene of David Thomson's formative years when he suffered an eye injury which nearly blinded him and shaped his whole future.
Winner of the McVitie's Prize and the first NCR Book Award For Non-Fiction
- ISBN10 0099599902
- ISBN13 9780099599906
- Publish Date 6 October 1988 (first published March 1987)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Vintage
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 320
- Language English