Muckle Flugga

Hardback Published on: 22/05/2025
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Muckle Flugga
Triumphant
Sheerest joy; a maelstrom of melodic magnificence. A novel of incandescence, of crushing waves on granite cliffs; of pain and love and regret and screaming... READ MORE
John - Glasgow Braehead
Muckle Flugga
Vibrant and full of heart, a beautiful and tragic love story
Firth is depressed and hasn't found the contentment he thought he would as a writer in Edinburgh. He decides that as one last artistic deed, he will travel... READ MORE
Martha - Trafford
Muckle Flugga
Wonderful
A whizzpoppingly written slightly surreal tale furnished with beautiful poetic lines, characters that you'll switch loyalties to as the novel progresses a... READ MORE
GM at Falkirk
Muckle Flugga
Awfie Bonnie
This was lovely. So true to the landscape and isolation and community of the isles, with plenty of Scots to boot. It won’t be for everyone because of its e... READ MORE
Rosie, Waterstones Cheltenham

Synopsis

Life on a remote island is turned upside down by a stranger's arrival, testing bonds of family and tradition and leaving a young dreamer's future hanging in the balance.

It's no ordinary existence on the rugged isle of Muckle Flugga. The elements run riot and the very rocks that shape the place begin to shift under their influence. The only human inhabitants are the lighthouse keeper, known as The Father, and his otherworldly son, Ouse. Them, and the occasional lodger to keep the wolf from the door.

When one of those lodgers - Firth, a chaotic writer - arrives from Edinburgh, the limits of the world the keeper and his son cling to begin to crumble. A tug of war ensues between Firth and the lighthouse keeper for Ouse's affections - and his future. As old and new ways collide, and life-changing decisions loom, what will the tides leave standing in their wake?

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • ISBN: 9780571387724
  • Number of pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 216 x 135 mm
  • Languages: English

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Muckle Flugga
Wonderful, wonderful story!
Muckle Flugga, a wonderful debut novel by Michael Pedersen, the words of which just sparkle and zap from the pages hitting like sharp little teeth, I had... READ MORE
Kerry Keight
Muckle Flugga
An absolute gem of a read- one of the top reads for 2025
" Ouse, your rudder is showing, You can't hide that twitching compass needle from me; my explorers heart thumps to the same rhythm. I think you are getting... READ MORE
Stephen - The Bookworm
Muckle Flugga
Muckle Good
I am being drawn to remote and rocky Scottish islands this year. In March, I read Geraldine McCaughrean’s extraordinary YA historical thriller, ‘Where the ... READ MORE
Nicola G
Muckle Flugga
Glittering and gutsy
A command of language that glitters, in a story that will resonate with anyone who wonders where they belong and feels the push/pull of where they come fro... READ MORE
Calum