The Dark Stuff
stories from the peatlands
$60.17
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
1 August 2025
Summary
The Moor: A Journey into Europe’s Peatlands
An evocative social history of Europe’s peatlands, moors, bogs, and heaths.
Donald S. Murray spent much of his childhood either playing or working on the moor, chasing sheep across empty acres and cutting and gathering peat for fuel.
The Dark Stuff is an examination of how this landscape affected him and others. Donald explores his early life on the Isle of Lewis together with the experiences of th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399426312 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1399426311 |
| Author: | Donald S. Murray |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 1 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 135mm |
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Critics Review
A heartwarming spectacle of desolation – Graham Robb * The Spectator *Deeply enjoyable. The book is a delight. This is a celebration of both the ordinary and the extraordinary. – Alan Massie * The Scotsman *Engaging, inquisitive and beautifully articulate – Roger Hutchinson * West Highland Free Press *A beguiling mix of nature writing, history and memoir…an unusual book, but a beautiful one. – Cal Flynn * Five Books *A good story, well-told – Michael Wigan * Country Life *
About The Author
Donald S. Murray
Donald S. Murray comes from Ness at the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis and now lives in Shetland. An award-winning writer, playwright and poet, Donald is the author of numerous fiction and non-fiction books including As the Women Lay Dreaming, The Guga Stone and Herring Tales, which was one of The Guardian’s nature books of the year in 2015.
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