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Greenvoe
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4.1 out of 5
Based on 19 Ratings and 3 Reviews

Book Description
Greenvoe, the tight-knit community on the Orcadian island of Hellya, has existed unchanged for generations. However, a sinister military/industrial project, Operation Black Star, requires the island for unspecified purposes and threatens the islanders' way of life. In this, his first novel (1972), George Mackay Brown recreates a week in the life of the island community as they come to terms with t... More
Book Information
PublisherHogarth Press
BindingHardcover (9 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages279
ISBN-100701203692
ISBN-13978-0701203696
Publication Date05/25/1972
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About George Mackay Brown (Author) : George Mackay Brown is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of George Mackay Brown include Greenvoe, Six Lives of Fankle the Cat, George Mackay Brown's "Greenvoe" (Sco... more
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