Overland to the Island
new zealand to skye with six kids in a homemade house-truck
$72.84
- Paperback
356 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2025
Summary
Holdfast: A Family’s Unforgettable Journey to Skye
Overland to the Island recounts the vibrant and often unbelievable story of Alan and Joan MacLeod’s 1963 journey from Dunedin, New Zealand, to the Isle of Skye in Scotland, accompanied by their six children, aged five to fifteen. Alan MacLeod, a Dunedin farmer and WWII veteran, sought to reconnect his family with their Scottish clan roots, revisiting familiar places from his time in the Italian campaign.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781991348135 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1991348134 |
| Author: | Hannah Bulloch |
| Publisher: | Otago University Press |
| Imprint: | Otago University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 356 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 500g |
| Dimensions: | 155mm x 230mm |
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About The Author
Hannah Bulloch
Hannah Bulloch was named the 2017 Emerging Writer in Residence for the University Book Shop (Otago) and the Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage Trust, and was a 2018 Writer in Residence at the Robert Lord Writers’ Cottage. She holds a PhD in social anthropology and a master’s degree in creative writing, and works as a social anthropologist at the University of Otago. Overland to the Island is her first creative non-fiction book. Hannah lives in Otepoti Dunedin.
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