Strathalder
A Highland Estate
Published on 24. September 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-1-84158-599-4 (ISBN)
Description
A passionate evocation of a vanishing way of life in the Scottish Highlands, Strathalder, when first published in hardcover, achieved critical acclaim both in Britain and the USA.
Based on hundreds of interviews with gardeners, gamekeepers, maids, governesses, lairds, chauffeurs, cooks, and housekeepers, it is a portrait of the Scottish country estate in its heyday in the 1920s and as it is today.
Based on hundreds of interviews with gardeners, gamekeepers, maids, governesses, lairds, chauffeurs, cooks, and housekeepers, it is a portrait of the Scottish country estate in its heyday in the 1920s and as it is today.
Reviews / Votes
'there is loving attention to detail and the underlying theme of a forgotten age' * The Times * 'A fascinating exploration of the sporting, domestic and social facets of estate life' * Shooting Times & Country Magazine *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Birlinn General
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Weight
200 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84158-599-4 (9781841585994)
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Person
Roderick Grant was born in Forres, Morayshire, in 1941, where he attended the local academy. He has worked as a forestry worker, a journalist, a newspaper editor, a television presenter, a radio broadcaster, a bookshop manager and a postman. He has been published in both Britain and the USA.