{"product_id":"shetland-by-heart","title":"Shetland By Heart: Peerie Stories, Simmer Dim \u0026 the Isles Beyond the Telly","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe telly gets the cliffs right. This book is for everything else.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShetland\u003c\/em\u003e is back on BBC One this month, and once again folk all over the country will be asking anyone with a Shetland accent whether it's really like that. Shetlanders know the answer. It's better, it's harder, and it's a lot funnier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about the Shetland the cameras never get round to. Peerie words, and the Norse still hiding under them. Simmer dim and the long winter dark. Up Helly Aa. The merchant navy families and the folk who left for the boats. Fair Isle knitting and the hap. Reestit mutton soup. Mousa broch with the storm petrels coming in at night, and the sand bridge out to St Ninian's Isle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShetland By Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of island stories, places and words, written for Shetlanders at home and every one of them living somewhere south.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/shetland-02-inside.jpg?v=1793631520\" alt=\"What's inside Shetland By Heart\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:600px;border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInside you'll find:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe boat from Aberdeen, Lerwick and the lodberries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA starter in peerie words, from du to hame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimmer dim, the long dark, Up Helly Aa and the wind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYell, the merchant navy families and the folk who left\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFair Isle knitting, reestit mutton soup, bannocks, and fish suppers at the top of the map\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJarlshof, Mousa, Eshaness, St Ninian's Isle, and Unst at the very end of Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/cart\/58373450400126:1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#4F8A80;color:#ffffff;padding:16px 36px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eGet Shetland By Heart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/shetland-03-spread.jpg?v=1793631520\" alt=\"Inside pages of Shetland By Heart\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:600px;border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it's for:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shetlanders on the isles and off them, families with a Shetland mam or granny, and anyone who has stood on the boat at Holmsgarth and felt that pull. A lovely gift for someone living south who misses home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you get:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20 chapters, about 60 pages, as a PDF you can read on your phone, tablet or computer, or print at home. Any corrections and new memories added later are sent to you free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/shetland-04-gift.jpg?v=1793631520\" alt=\"Shetland By Heart, a gift for anyone who loves the islands\" style=\"width:100%;max-width:600px;border-radius:6px;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align:center;margin:28px 0;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/cart\/58373450400126:1\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1B2747;color:#ffffff;padding:16px 36px;border-radius:6px;font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;text-decoration:none;\"\u003eDownload it now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666666;\"\u003eThis is an ebook (a digital download), so nothing is posted. Your download link arrives straight after checkout. Made by Roots \u0026amp; Routes, a small independent shop.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roots \u0026 Routes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58373450400126,"sku":"SHE-BH-01","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0942\/8218\/7134\/files\/t-e-x-t_-t-o_-i-m-a-g-e-d1ce0c1e-5402-4862-8723-5d81e5b786fe.png?v=1793631523","url":"https:\/\/rootsand-routes.com\/products\/shetland-by-heart","provider":"Roots \u0026 Routes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}