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The Barra Boy

The Barra Boy

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Ewan Fraser is sent to Barra, off Scotland's west coast, to stay with his aunt and uncle. He befriends Laura Robertson and explores the island's beaches and coves. A dark secret connects Laura to Mhairi Matheson and her son, Billy, threatening to tear the community apart. Ewan returns forty years later to confront the truth and learn about Laura and the boy from Barra.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 248 pages
Publication date: 28 June 2022
Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd


Thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland's west coast, to stay with his aunt and uncle. Resigned to a monotonous summer of boredom, he is befriended by local girl Laura Robertson. Together, they explore the golden beaches and rocky coves of the idyllic island. But a dark secret that connects Laura to the mysterious outcast Mhairi Matheson and her son, Billy, is hidden beneath the tranquil surface. A secret that threatens to tear the small community apart. Forty years later, Ewan returns to confront the truth about the formative summer of his adolescence and finally learn the truth about Laura and the boy from Barra.

Thirteen-year-old Ewan Fraser is sent to the remote island of Barra, off Scotland's west coast, to stay with his aunt and uncle. Resigned to a monotonous summer of boredom, he is befriended by local girl Laura Robertson. Together, they explore the golden beaches and rocky coves of the idyllic island. But a dark secret that connects Laura to the mysterious outcast Mhairi Matheson and her son, Billy, is hidden beneath the tranquil surface. A secret that threatens to tear the small community apart. Forty years later, Ewan returns to confront the truth about the formative summer of his adolescence and finally learn the truth about Laura and the boy from Barra.

Weight: 326g
Dimension: 138 x 217 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781914471933

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