The Hebridean Pocket Address Book

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This is a hardback, pocket-sized address book, illustrated throughout with Mairi Hedderwick’s beautiful sketches of the Hebrides over the four seasons and perfect for keeping organised on the move. The paintings have been collected over the past forty years and show the changing faces of the landscapes. Mairi’s sketches range across many of the isles from Arran to Tiree, expertly capturing the essence of these beautiful and diverse islands. The 2008 address book contains a large number of new illustrations.

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Mairi Hedderwick was born in Gourock, Scotland. At seventeen she took a job as a mother’s help on the Isle of Coll in the Hebrides, beginning a life-long love affair with islands and their small communities. Mairi’s island world is delightfully reflected in the imaginary island of Struay where her perennially popular Katie Morag stories are set. As well as creating children’s books Mairi writes and illustrates travel books for adults. She also illustrated the acclaimed Janet Reachfar books, published by Birlinn. She lives on the island of Coll.