{"product_id":"borrowed-land-a-highland-story","title":"Borrowed Land: A Highland Story by Kapka Kassabova (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMagisterial and unforgettable - an intimate story of a Scottish Highland glen, from the prizewinning author of BORDER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brave, intense, unexpected, lyrical and troubling' Rory Stewart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn extraordinary portrait of the Scottish Highlands- this is an epic and urgent story of destruction and renewal, told through unforgettable encounters with its people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of a Scottish glen and its inhabitants, and of how I came to call it my glen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the powerful rivers that bring life and prosperity, to the Pictish cairns, undisturbed for centuries and the meadows of bluebells, from which deer emerge, god-like, in a flash, Kapka Kassabova reveals a world that has been abused, but remains achingly beautiful and alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the Highlands, centuries-old connections between the land, nature and people have been, and continue to be, shaken by the forces of colonialism, industry, depopulation and private property speculation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorrowed Land tells the stories of those who are working against this disconnect- the last true Highlanders, fighting to preserve their home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A poetic and haunting anatomy of what happens when a world is addicted to extraction' James Crawford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Stark and moving. A hymn, a howl and a call to action all at once' Ben Rawlence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A brilliant, daring and urgent account' Sally Huband\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somiibooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53736537260375,"sku":"9781787335349","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/9781787335349.jpg?v=1780931916","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/borrowed-land-a-highland-story","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}