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16 16 y separately published work icon Summer of the Red Wolf Morris West , ( trans. Michael Leonard with title Sommar med den roda vargen ) Stockholm : Det Basta , 1973 Z529597 1971 single work novel

'A famous writer travels to the remote, windswept islands of Scotland's Outer Hebrides looking for peace of mind and a chance to dispel his inner demons.

'On the way, a car accident throws him together with the raven-haired doctor Kathleen McNeil. He also falls in with the Red Wolf, a man who lives by the old codes—some of them violent. As a love triangle develops, the refined, civilised writer finds himself pitted against the rough-hewn man of nature.

'Summer of the Red Wolf is an epic story for a modern age; a fast-paced narrative in a rugged landscape, driven by the timeless themes of love and jealousy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
4 y separately published work icon Northward the Coast Edward Lindall , ( trans. Gunnar Barklund with title Flykten Mot Norr ) Stockholm : Det Basta , 1971 Z1220291 1965 single work novel adventure thriller
19 33 y separately published work icon The Shoes of the Fisherman Morris West , ( trans. Lily Wallquist with title Fiskarens skor ) Stockholm : Det Basta , 1966 Z529081 1963 single work novel

'The profound story of a cardinal who steps out from the Iron Curtain to become Pope amid the machinations of Cold War politics—the first title in the Vatican Trilogy.'

Source: Publisher's blurb (Allen & Unwin, 2017).
4 2 y separately published work icon Half-Angel Barbara Jefferis , ( trans. Unknown with title Hon Ar Min ) Stockholm : Det Basta , 1964 Z898139 1959 single work novel

'A by-passed boy and a lost Siamese cat are at the center of this story about subsistence farm living and a rigid rule against pets – not only for Tim, 7, but for his older and younger brothers. When Chichiboo Lady Precious Gem escapes from her picnicking owners, she is found by Tim, is threatened with death by his father, and rescued by Tim, is hidden away to become an adored secret always in danger with his daring thefts to feed her and his fear-ridden nights of exercising her. He has to share her with his older brother after he has watched her kittens born; he has to be more careful when his mother has her fourth child; and he has to face his father's wrath when the hide-out and his beloved cat are found. But, getting in touch with the owners, there is some reward for all his care even if Tim is ungracious to their offer of money or one of the litter and, in hiding the kitten with the crooked tail, he has a new dependent to care for. A boy, numb with love for this elegant visitor to a harsh, rough and tumble farm life, who is quiet, groping, is a persuasive small fry, matching an instinctive wisdom against elder rulings, and the cat will call out that Siamese fancier audience.'

Source: Kirkus Review (https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/barbara-jefferis-3/half-angel/). (Sighted: 18/11/2013)
10 20 y separately published work icon My Crowded Solitude Jack McLaren , ( trans. Gustaf Rudebeck with title Ensam Med Manga ) Stockholm : Det Basta , 1959 Z68589 1926 single work autobiography Popular account of modern and traditional life on Simpson Bay, West Cape York. (Source: Trove)
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