Marram

Memories of sea and spider silk

by Leonie Charlton

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Pub Date 19 Mar 2020 | Archive Date 19 Mar 2020

Sandstone Press

Biographies & Memoirs | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Description

From the southern tip of Barra to the ancient stone circle of Callanish, Leonie and her friend Shuna ride off the beaten tracks on their beloved Highland ponies, Ross and Chief. In deeply poetic prose, she describes not only the beauties of the Hebridean landscape, its spare, penetrating light and its people, but also confronts the ghost of her mother and their deeply fractured relationship.

From the southern tip of Barra to the ancient stone circle of Callanish, Leonie and her friend Shuna ride off the beaten tracks on their beloved Highland ponies, Ross and Chief. In deeply poetic...

A Note From the Publisher

Leonie Charlton travelled extensively as a child, living in England, Africa, Wales and Scotland. She has worked as a cowgirl in Australia, an English teacher in Japan, and her degree in Hispanic Studies took her to Catalonia for two years. In 1998 she settled in Glen Lonan, Argyll. Marram is her first full length book although her fiction and poetry have appeared widely in magazines.

Leonie Charlton travelled extensively as a child, living in England, Africa, Wales and Scotland. She has worked as a cowgirl in Australia, an English teacher in Japan, and her degree in Hispanic...

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A Note From the Publisher

Leonie Charlton travelled extensively as a child, living in England, Africa, Wales and Scotland. She has worked as a cowgirl in Australia, an English teacher in Japan, and her degree in Hispanic Studies took her to Catalonia for two years. In 1998 she settled in Glen Lonan, Argyll. Marram is her first full length book although her fiction and poetry have appeared widely in magazines.

Advance Praise

‘What a joy Marram is! Images of place and people flood the senses in a truly unputdownable account of two journeys intertwined.A beautiful and evocative piece of writing.’ -Karen Matheson, singer with Capercaillie

‘Leonie has conjured a memorably magical world of nature and wildlife, places and people, that lingers in the imagination long after finishing the book. You don’t have to like ponies or wild islands to enjoy reading Marram, but for those who do, this book will become a special treasure.’ -Juliet Blaxland, author of The Easternmost House

‘Marram is a story about love – love for a string of windswept islands, for their people and wildlife, for a couple of shaggy ponies and for a lost and parent. With an affectionate eye for the smallest detail and an indulgent ear for the softest lament, Leonie Charlton does them all proud.’ -John Keay, author and presenter

‘Tried by nature’s elemental rawness, washed with fear and despair, Marram is Leonie Charlton’s telling of a gruelling journey as she wrestles with the ragged memories left by her mother’s untimely passing.’ -Alastair McIntosh, author of Poacher’s Pilgrimage