{"product_id":"the-truth-about-st-kilda-9781906566074","title":"The Truth About St. Kilda","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Truth About St Kilda\" is a unique record of the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the twentieth century  based on seven handwritten notebooks written by the Rev. Donald Gillies  containing reminiscences of his childhood on the island of Hirta. It provides a first-hand account of the living conditions  social structure and economy of the community in the early 1900s  before the evacuation of the remaining residents in 1930. The memoirs describe in some detail the St Kildans way of life  including religious life and the islanders diet. The puritanical form of religion practised on St Kilda has often been interpreted by outsiders as austere and draconian  but Gillies account of the islanders religious practices makes clear the important role that these had in reinforcing the spiritual stamina of the community. This book is a lasting tribute to the adaptability and courage of a small Gaelic-speaking society which endured through two millennia on a remote cluster of islands  until its way of life could no longer be sustained.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67929895993397,"sku":"ByrdShop_1906566070","price":90.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781906566074.jpg?v=1794200280","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-truth-about-st-kilda-9781906566074","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}