Eighth Moon Bridge

ANGUS PETER CAMPBELL is an award-winning novelist, poet, journalist, broadcaster and actor. He was born and brought up on the islands of South Uist and Seil. He attended Oban High School where his English teacher was Iain Crichton Smith, then graduated with Honours in History and Politics from the University of Edinburgh. His novel, Memory and Straw, won the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2017, Electricity was shortlisted as the Saltire Society Fiction Book of the Year 2023, and his second crime novel, Constabal Murdo 2, won the Gaelic Literature Awards Fiction Book of the Year 2022.

This is a charming novel, a kind one too, because Angus Peter Campbell believes in kindness just as Alexander McCall Smith does, and kindness in a novel is rare enough these days to be cherished. Charm and kindness in fiction too easily give way to sentimentality, something Scottish novelists have been suspiciously aware of since the days of the Kailyard, but Campbell never gives way to that temptation. This is a sensuous novel with much beauty, lovely evocations of the land and sea, but it is never sentimental. There is always the awareness of death, the unstoppable march of change, but at the same time it is so beautifully and tenderly written so as to offer delight on every page. A lesser writer would have stretched it out to three or four times the length. As it is, it's a book that you will surely, on reaching the end, turn back to read again; a truly delightful piece of work made by a fine craftsman. ALLAN MASSIE, The ScotsmanIt's a delightful, & often unexpected, read which can floor you emotionally with a single line.ALASDAIR BRAIDWOODNimble and heart warming this is a story of our time and one that reaches well beyond our cultural shores. CATHY MACDONALD, Stornoway GazetteI love Eighth Moon Bridge – such wonderful writing, such grace and loveliness, and so many puzzles to ponder! DR JOHN DEMPSTER, Inverness CourierCaptivating and beautifully crafted … brimming with kindness. A magical melange of folklore and history seen through modern-day eyes … mesmerising. SALLY McDONALD, Sunday PostIt is as dizzily supernatural as a Highland nightscape, as spiritual as a Uist twilight, as moral as a Highland history and as gripping as a Lionel Messi Slalom from the centre circle to the goal. It will be most readers' tale of the year. ROGER HUTCHINSON, West Highland Free PressIf you are looking for a light hearted, quick read this is the book for you. It’s set on a fictional Scottish Island with the old Gaelic language being a big part of the theme. MAGICIANBOOKCLUBI did like the main character Jack. I did like reading about his life. The ups and downs. I liked the writing style. SUE.WALLACE1974What a wee gem of a book this is! It’s full of the charm and challenges of a small Scottish island, packed full of characters and culture. BOOKSBYBINDUIt was so relaxing, almost soothing, just reading about Jack's life. BLUEFAIRYBUGSBOOKSI've enjoyed reading this gentle, short novel... PUGWASH18While this is a truly magical book with mystery and lost treasure, it also has some heartbreaking moments. I felt it was also a story about keeping the old ways alive in an age where people are losing their heritage and culture. ROMAREADSBOOKSA really gentle and lovely story set on a fictional Scottish Island. The novel is very reflective and reminiscent, centred around main character Jack and the life he has lived. We see Jack grow from childhood to young adulthood, experience ups and downs. MUM_OF_BOYS_NORTHEAST