Sky Dance, John D. Burns
Sky Dance, John D. Burns
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Sky Dance
Fighting for the wild in the Scottish Highlands

Author: John D. Burns

Narrator: Stewart Crank

Unabridged: 13 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/12/2019

Synopsis

Lord Purdey was shaking with anger. 'Bring back the lynx? Over my dead body!' The environmental protestors murmured, and Rory stepped forward. 'Your hunting has destroyed our hills and left them treeless wastes, devoid of wildlife. It's time that changed.' 'Listen, you lentil-eating cat lover,' Purdey barked through the megaphone, 'men like me own Scotland. If we want to kill anything that moves and turn the whole damn place into a theme park, we'll do it.' Someone from the group of protestors hurled a turnip. It struck Purdey and he crumpled to the ground. Just as the archaic class system he represents must eventually fall, Angus thought with a grin. In his first two bestselling books, The Last Hillwalker and Bothy Tales, John D. Burns invited readers to join him in the hills and wild places of Scotland. In Sky Dance, he returns to that world to ask fundamental questions about how we relate to this northern landscape – while raising a laugh or two along the way. Anyone who has gazed at the majesty of the Scottish mountains will know this place and want to return to it. Now, as wild land is threatened like never before, it’s time we asked ourselves what kind of future we want for the Highlands.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel on September 25, 2020

A really cleverly written story. Having read both Bothy Tales and The Last Hill Walker, which both had me chuckling and smiling wistfully, it was wonderful to read again John Burns' insightful and recognisable style. Altogether a different tale, but with the same humour amidst the serious elements,......more

Goodreads review by Jamie on September 05, 2020

When those that want rewilding come to clash with the landowners of the Highlands it can only be explosive. A very interesting story about the problems facing the Highlands, and where environmentalists clash with landowners, who just use the High,ands as their personal playground. Set over the cours......more

Goodreads review by Ninkasi on May 15, 2021

Not a bad story a bit unrealistic in parts and the attempt at regional accents becomes annoying after a while as they characters only seem to know stereotypical phrases and that is all they say.......more

Goodreads review by Adam on April 15, 2021

This is another fabulous read from John Burns, this time a novel focussed on the fight to rewild areas of Scotland. It's a book with an important message to get across. As with the other John Burns I've read, this is easy to get into and the cast of characters are enjoyable, if in this case lacking a......more

Goodreads review by Dave on January 23, 2020

High tensions in the Highlands This is a campaigning novel crafted from a passion for the hills and wilderness of Scotland. It revolves around the conflicting perspectives of outdoor lovers and landowners. The author is known for his engaging reminiscences of hillwalking and staying in bothies, and h......more

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