Borrowed Land A Highland Story

An extraordinary portrait of the Scottish Highlands: this is an epic and urgent story of destruction and renewal, told through unforgettable encounters with its people.

This is the story of a Scottish glen and its inhabitants, and of how I came to call it my glen. br>
From the powerful rivers that bring life and prosperity, to the Pictish cairns, undisturbed for centuries and the meadows of bluebells, from which deer emerge, god-like, in a flash, Kapka Kassabova reveals a world that has been abused, but remains achingly beautiful and alive. br>
In the Highlands, centuries-old connections between the land, nature and people have been, and continue to be, shaken by the forces of colonialism, industry, depopulation and private property speculation. br>
Borrowed Land tells the stories of those who are working against this disconnect: the last true Highlanders, fighting to preserve their home. br>
'A poetic and haunting anatomy of what happens when a world is addicted to extraction' James Crawford br>
'Stark and moving. A hymn, a howl and a call to action all at once' Ben Rawlence'A brilliant, daring and urgent account’ Sally Huband