The latest Orkney books at The Orcadian Bookshop.
An historical novel about the Cromartys who left Orkney in about 1820. It opens with a description of their lives in South Ronaldsay and their departure. Captain William Cromarty settled in Australia in 1822 and sent for his family. Earlier, he’d brought a convict ship to Sydney in 1819. By Leslie Kilmartin. Paperback.
A biography of Captain Cromarty (hailing from South Ronaldsay, Orkney), and his extraordinary life as mariner, pioneer settler, farmer, harbour pilot, navigator and explorer and respected citizen in colonial New South Wales. By Leslie Kilmartin. Paperback.
..sets out the context and issues that make the Fair Isle case-study such a compelling one, and attempts to capture and convey what drives this community's determination to protect Fair Isle waters. By Nick J Riddiford and Kerri Whiteside. Paperback booklet.
Rare wool, wild isles & one woman's journey to save Scotland's original sheep. The story of the remarkable little horned sheep known as the Orkney Boreray... By Jane Cooper. Hardback.
Tales of Orkney life created and related by John Brooke to his two young children, Nicholas and Catherine, on the long winter nights during his time as doctor to the Island of Shapinsay. (1994-2000). By John Brooke. Paperback.
Ruminations of a drystone dyker and other dreams. By Jerry Wood. Hardback.
Life on a small Orkney Island. By Kirsty Sinclair. Large paperback with colour photos throughout.
Not all farewells are forever... A second chance romance set in Orkney. By Jacquelyn Middleton. Paperback.
In the darkness of the Great War, can she create a brighter future? By Lynn Johnson. Paperback.
A manual to the art of Cassie sea defence wall building on the island of Papay. Printed in colour and black and white with fold out scans of Cassie Walls on Papay. By Dr Saoirse Higgins. Paperback booklet.
Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470. By Barbara E. Crawford. Paperback.
Orkney - At the edge of darkness and light. By Gabrielle Barnby. Paperback.