Where the bridge lies
Woods, Frank
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1941. the Clydebank Blitz robs Nessa Glover of her husband and five children. Struggling with her new reality she becomes a shipyard welder, and finds herself drawn into trade union activism. One day she visits Harmony, a commune built on notions of equality and unity, led by the charismatic Fergus Abercrombie. But not everything is quite as it seems at Harmony. 1980. Keir Connor is a traumatised war correspondent. When his father dies, he is left with a letter- aletter that takes him to Clydebank in search of answers. His journey leads him on to Harmony, now Laggandarroch, a residential school for disadvantaged childre, as he tries to unlock the past. One thing is sure: Harmony is key.
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Imprint:
Ringwood Publishing, 2018.
Collation:
pbk108p spiral bound, illus. 30cm
Notes:
Numerous illustrations and detailed accounts including Cumminess,Grimsetter,Howe,Quanterness, Wideford and Caldale Airship Station. Detailed operational histories, lists of wartime squadrons etc. Information on raids on Norwegian coast including Tirpitz.Ernest Edmund Fresson, also known as Ted Fresson.Orkney Room copy with barcode 2334336 has a signed message of thanks, on the title page, from the author to Orkney Library & Archive staff. StKrOLAAdvertisements for Orkney Library & Archive inside front and back covers. StKrOLA
ISBN:
190151466897819015146671904514669
Dewey class:
387.736358
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Index terms:
Wideford FarmHoweCumminessQuanternessGrimsetterHatstonSkeabraeTwattKirkwallStromnessAerodromesAirstripsFresson, Ernest EdmundFresson, TedHMS SparrowhawkHMS Tern
Other names:
Tirpitz
BRN:
2512296
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