The latest Orkney books at The Orcadian Bookshop.
An autobiography covering the six years Chris and his wife spent in Orkney in the 1980s. This volume follows him through days on large ships and then getting trapped in the rat race in London. With his family, he escapes to the Orkney and Shetland Islands and pioneers new ferry services. By Chris Marrow. Paperback.
Including when and where to see them. Handy pocket-sized paperback. By Tim Dean.
Stronsay tales of shipwrecks and strandings. By Ian Cooper. Paperback.
In the first half of the 19th century, thousands of women and girls were employed throughout Orkney plaiting straw. 'The Strawplaiters of Orkney' reveals the forgotten history of the working lives of women and girls in the islands. By Fiona Grahame. Paperback.
Selected works of 'Countrywoman' Bessie Skea. George Mackay Brown Fellowship. Paperback.
New writing to celebrate the Centenary of the birth of George Mackay Brown (1921-1996). Paperback.
The 'Mighty Oak' disaster at Scapa Flow. By Dilip Sarkar MBE, FRHistS, in fellowship with the HMS Royal Oak Association. Hardback.
The second of a two-volume work outlining the impact of war on everyday life in Orkney. By Emile Flett. Hardback. Add volume one and volume two to your basket and get 15% off!
The Famed Lewis Awakening that Never Occurred and the Glorious Revival that Did (Lewis & Harris 1949-52). By local author Tom Lennie. Paperback.
Packed with images accompanied by informative captions, this book is by no means an academic volume, more a collection of wonderful photos taken by some of Orkney’s enthusiastic cetacean followers. by Graham Cambell, Robert Foubister & Martyn Lennie. All proceeds to RNLI.