Great

This is one of my all-time favorite books. It's a story about a man, identified only as Seannachie, who goes to Scotland to visit an old friend. There he meets Red Ruarri MacTyre: a man who lives by old codes, some of them violent. The two men form an unlikely brotherhood, and Seannachie is drawn into Ruarri's life and into rivalry for the exceptional woman they both desire.

To tell more of the story would involve spoilers. Suffice to say, this is a deeply engaging story of people who find themselves living on the very edge of civilized life and accepting the consquences. ( )

Novela de magia, de misterio y de fuerzas primitivas. El escenario son las islas Hébridas, esa desolada región al norte de Escocia, donde el mundo parece terminar. La costa se despeña en arrecifes y frente a ellos, simplemente mar... sin término.. hasta las costas de América. Los protagonistas son dos hombre y dos mujeres. A primera vista parece una simple historia de amor, de rivalidad, de fraternidad y de violencia. Al profundizar en la novela surge algo más: es un intento del hombre moderno de fugarse de esta civilización que se ha tornado demasiado compleja para su frágil espíritu. ( )

No se lo que pretendió el autor,si hacer un Narciso y Goldmundo entre espias o que, pero mala, que rapido envejecen algunas novelas, pretende ser un canto a la amistad, y no se entiende nada, un escritor que va a las hebridas a descansar y se mezcla con un contrabandista, el padre del mismo y una medica con culpa. y asi avanza pretendiendo filosofar sobre los temas profundos pasando de lugar comun a lugar comun ( )

A writer, accustomed to writing about the troubled spots of the world and living in the hustle and bustle of the cities, decides to take time off in order to recharge his spirit and find a certain peace of mind. He travels to the Western Outer Isles of Scotland, known as the Outer Hebrides, and settles in and around the islands of Lewis and Harris. His arrival to the area and his friendships with two young men, as well as his love for one young woman, Kathleen, provide the spark that ignites a drama of madness and terror that forever changes all their lives.

I really enjoyed this book, the first of Morris L. West's works that I've ever actually read although I may have some of his other books on my bookshelves downstairs. They are so well-hidden that I haven't actually investigated very well. I give this book an A+! and look forward to finding out whether I actually do have any more of Morris L. West's books around. He is an Australian author whose earlier life sort of mirrors my late husband's - as my husband spent roughly five years studying to become a priest, but left before he took his final vows. ( )