Description
| Product ID: | 9781846971563 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | The Richard Hannay Adventures |
| Title: | The Island of Sheep |
| Subtitle: | Authorised Edition |
| Authors: | Author: John Buchan |
| Page Count: | 272 |
| Subjects: | Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Thriller / suspense fiction, Adventure / action fiction, Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense, Adventure, Historical fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A long-forgotten promise made by Richard Hannay finds him honour-bound to resolve a violent vendetta in which the lives of a young father and his daughter are in danger from unscrupulous and desperate men. Hannay sets out on a high-octane chase from the rural tranquillity of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to Scandinavia. A long-forgotten promise made by Richard Hannay finds him honour-bound to resolve a violent vendetta in which the lives of a young father and his daughter are in danger from unscrupulous and desperate men. Hannay sets out on a high-octane chase from the rural tranquility of his English manor to the Scottish Borders and, ultimately, to the remote Island of Sheep.This, the last of the Hannay adventures – and the last of Buchan’s novels to be published during his lifetime – is a rare gem of high drama interwoven with Buchan’s personal beliefs about the problems of a post-war world.With an introduction by Andrew Lownie.This edition is authorised by the John Buchan Society. |
| Imprint Name: | Polygon An Imprint of Birlinn Limited |
| Publisher Name: | Birlinn General |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2010-06-29 |
