Silver Threads - Softcover

Ralston, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955453550 ISBN 13: 9780955453557

Publisher: PlashMill Press, 2008

About this title

From the Publisher

Successful Scottish Author Tom Ralston's first full-length novel weaves a spellbinding tale of life in Scotland's fishing communities, seen through the eyes of one man. It is a story of passion, of love won and lost, and of lives sundered by an ancient mistrust that still lives. A great read.

About the Author

Born in Campbeltown, Mr Ralston left school to become a fisherman at the age of fifteen. He worked in the industry for many years and was skipper of his own boat before becoming the Mechanic/Coxswain of the Mallaig lifeboat. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, reaching the rank of Chief Petty Officer. He was appointed Justice of the Peace in the Lochaber area, an appointment which, he says, taught him a great deal about life. He also worked as a fish buyer in Mallaig.

Mr Ralston's wide ranging and profound knowledge of the Scottish fishing community informs his new book, which is an ambitious and powerful novel telling the story of the lives of a group of individuals but also accurately illustrating the wider life of the fishing community and the important role that it played.

Silver Threads is Mr Ralston's third book to be published. His previous books, My Captains and To The Edge, received widespread critical acclaim.

Now retired, Mr Ralston now lives in Lundin Links with his wife Ina. They have two daughters.

Edition details

• Publisher: PlashMill Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955453550
• ISBN 13: 9780955453557
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226