Product Description

When some friends decide to revive the challenge of the legendary poacher John MacNab, they plan for everything - except a young woman with a past and time on her hands. Set in the Scottish hills, this is an adventure, a poacher's handbook, a romance and a moving story of loss and renewal.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92710 in Books
• Published on: 2002-05-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 280 pages

Review
'Greig is a poet and lover of the Highlands. His descriptions of scenery and weather, like John Buchan's, have a poetic exactness, as have his words on love and human complication. His novel, at once thrilling and thoughtful, and always witty, deserves success.' William Buchan (son of John Buchan), Mail on Sunday

About the Author
Andrew Greig is the author of six acclaimed books of poetry and two books chronicling his Himalayan expeditions. His other novels include Electric Brae, When They Lay Bare and That Summer. He lives in Orkney.

Customer Reviews

This woman loved it
I used to be ambarassed as a woman because I had a shelf full of John Buchan books - though fun to read, they are hopelessly old-fashioned in politics and outlook on women. But this re-take on John Macnab had all the excitement of a good yarn, plus a great central woman character, and some awareness of the political issues surrounding land ownership, access, and use in Scotland. More than that, it's funny and touching and quietly sends itself up, while being about quite real things like love, trust, renewal. I loved it - and I don't have to be embarassed about it!

A wonderful romp through the scottish highlands
If you enjoyed the original John Buchan novel then you will love this modern reworking of the original tale. All the best features remain: the adventure, the freindships, and the sense of fun, brought up to date to make a valid point about the highlands, and land rights.

Highland political romance romp
This book is a perfect summer read. Sunny in mood but with real political feeling on the issues of land access, land use. A wonderful central woman, Kirsty - a wild woman with a hidden past. Life should be like this. And I personally appreciated the poetic moments in the book, the dawns and sunsets and shaking hearts.