{"product_id":"tinkers-pride-by-nigel-tranter","title":"Tinker's Pride by Nigel Tranter","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel, which appeared in 1945, was the most successful of Nigel Tranter's early works. At the time the Scotsman reviewer wrote that it 'skillfully evokes the atmosphere of the Highlands...has the vigorous flow of action we now accept as characteristic of the author's Scottish tales.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story concerns Alastair MacIver, a tinker whose skill with rod and rifle enabled him to live off the land and go his own way. The gamekeepers knew him for a peaceable man and there was a mutual understanding. When the nearby estate is taken over by a London financier, MacIver finds himself spending a short spell in jail. After this he considers the rules to have changed, and he stalks both beast and man with a skill and vengeance that is terrible to witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis exciting tale of one man's pride and his natural claim to the land against the established might of wealth and privilege is written with a mastery that recalls Stevenson. The descriptions of West Highland life, the evocative scene-painting and the gripping accounts of stalking and fishing make this a particularly compelling read for those who love the outdoor life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67905370914890,"sku":"7116ak","price":11.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/9101\/8826\/files\/7116ak_3e2e4deb-0e14-4c38-bacc-30917c436313.jpg?v=1793850395","url":"https:\/\/www.bookexpress.nz\/products\/tinkers-pride-by-nigel-tranter","provider":"Book Express","version":"1.0","type":"link"}