{"product_id":"9781787335349","title":"Borrowed Land : A Highland Story","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Kassabova, Kapka \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eNorthern Scotland, Highlands \u0026amp; Islands\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 9 April 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Jonathan Cape) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e241 x 165 x 34 | 560g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brave, intense, unexpected, lyrical and troubling' Rory StewartAn 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'Stark and moving. A hymn, a howl and a call to action all at once' Ben Rawlence'A brilliant, daring and urgent account’ Sally Huband\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179237183869,"sku":"9781787335349","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781787335349.jpg?v=1778955872","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9781787335349","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}