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Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides is a thought-provoking commentary based on broadcaster Lesley Riddoch's cycle journey through a beautiful island chain facing seismic cultural and economic change. Her experience is described in a typically affectionate but hard-hitting style; with humour, anecdote and a growing sympathy for islanders tired of living at the margins but fearful of closer contact with mainland Scotland. In this new updated edition, Lesley Riddoch examines changes in the island communities she visited since her first journey 15 years ago.
Riddoch on the Outer Hebrides is a thought-provoking commentary based on broadcaster Lesley Riddoch's cycle journey through a beautiful island chain facing seismic cultural and economic change. Her experience is described in a typically affectionate but hard-hitting style; with humour, anecdote and a growing sympathy for islanders tired of living at the margins but fearful of closer contact with mainland Scotland.
In this new updated edition, Lesley Riddoch examines changes in the island communities she visited since her first journey 15 years ago.
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lesley riddoch<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>Riddoch</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Outer</strong> <strong>Hebrides</strong> is a thoughtprovoking<br />
commentary based <strong>on</strong> broadcaster<br />
<strong>Lesley</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Riddoch</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s cycle journey through a beautiful<br />
island chain facing seismic cultural and ec<strong>on</strong>omic<br />
change. Her experience is described in a typically<br />
affecti<strong>on</strong>ate but hard-hitting style; with humour,<br />
anecdote and a growing sympathy for islanders<br />
tired of living at <strong>the</strong> margins but fearful of closer<br />
c<strong>on</strong>tact with mainland Scotland.<br />
In this new updated editi<strong>on</strong>, <strong>Lesley</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Riddoch</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
examines changes in <strong>the</strong> island communities she<br />
visited since her first journey 15 years ago.<br />
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Let’s be proud of<br />
standing <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
outer edge of a crazy<br />
mainstream world<br />
– when <strong>the</strong> centre<br />
collapses, <strong>the</strong> periphery<br />
becomes central.<br />
alistair mcintosh<br />
Chatty without<br />
being oppressive and<br />
informed without being<br />
lecturing, <str<strong>on</strong>g>Riddoch</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s<br />
style nicely brings home<br />
<strong>the</strong> beauty of <strong>the</strong> islands<br />
and <strong>the</strong> charm of those<br />
who live <strong>the</strong>re.<br />
<strong>the</strong> herald<br />
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPH: MAXWELL MACLEOD<br />
BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHS: MAXWELL MACLEOD, EOIN MACNIEL, LESLEY RIDDOCH<br />
DESIGN: EILIDH MACLENNAN
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