Willie Orr

Broschiertes Buch

The Shepherd and the Morning Star

Two Lives Apart

Beschreibung

The Shepherd and the Morning Star is a remarkable double biography and autobiography. In the course of it the life of the son, Willie Orr, gradually emerges from under the shadow of that of his father, Lawrence Orr (PB), leading Ulster Unionist politician, who ends his days in disgrace with his career and family in ruins.

Autor

Willie Orr was born in 1940 in Northern Ireland. After a public school education, he turned his back on the values of his parents, working for a time in the Belfast shipyards and also as an actor in theatres throughout Ireland. He then moved to Scotland and spent time in the Iona Community, before becoming a shepherd and later a teacher. He now lives in Oban with his wife Jan.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Birlinn General
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 196mm x 127mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 210g
• ISBN-13: 9781780275888
• ISBN-10: 1780275889
• Artikelnr.: 53777645