The story of generations of a Scottish fishing community * The story of several generations of a Scottish West Coast fishing community -- taking us from the last century when fishermen went off to sea in rowing boats through to the present day, where fishing vessels are now electronic masterpieces. * Echo sounders have now taken over from instinct, but the old traditions and superstitions still apply, and family links are still strong, the same fishermens' names appearing generation after generation. And the women still play their part, but no longer follow the boats from harbour to harbour to gut the fish; instead they stay at home, listening to the weather forecast on the radio, anxious about the terrors of crowded shipping lanes and the dangers of iced-up fishing gear.
- ISBN10 000226188X
- ISBN13 9780002261883
- Publish Date 18 November 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 27 September 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Flamingo
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 432
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk