{"product_id":"9781916812635","title":"The Loch of the Bees","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Donald S Murray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eHistorical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12 March 2026 by Saraband \/ Contraband in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e196 x 128 x 21mm | 202g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of the prizewinning As the Women Lay Dreaming comes an evocative and deeply original novel that reimagines the lives of Hebrideans across the centuries, sweeping from the eighth century to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterlinked stories unfold across generations, layered like blankets of peat, where fragments of earlier lives lie preserved and later resurface: a sword hidden by a Viking raider; a rosary left behind in a place of sanctuary by a troubled priest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePast struggles, betrayals, loves and losses reverberate in the lives of modern islanders, woven and distilled by the legacies of the Clearances and devastating wars. Again and again, men and women return to the beehive-shaped stone shelter on a tiny island at the edge of the Loch of the Bees — a place of refuge, memory and renewal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, the land keeps its secrets, and time curves back on itself, as the living find connection with those who came before.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Donald S Murray","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65544632828253,"sku":"9781916812635","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781916812635.jpg?v=1786451487","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781916812635","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}