An interesting book, if not a particularly good one. Man visits Scotland and becomes involved with a rascal (who doesn't ring true) who doesn't have a lot of things to recommend him for friendship. Gets fairly dull at points. It is well written, however.

2* This is a book unlike any I've read. The setting is unique; the lonely isles of Scotland and the sea. The characters are unnerving and hard to understand. Faith isn't part of the story, and the characters lack morals. I did enjoy the story and the poetic way it was written, even if I didn't understand it.

It was so disappointing I couldn’t finish it He’s written such great novels I had to wonder if he was aware that it was sub par.

This is one of my all-time favorite books. I've read it so many times, the pages are falling out and one cover is missing. Morris West writes beautifully and despite it's age the book's message remains current.

This is one of my all-time favorite books. It's a story about a man, identified only as Seannachie, who goes to Scotland to visit an old friend. There he meets Red Ruarri MacTyre: a man who lives by old codes, some of them violent. The two men form an unlikely brotherhood, and Seannachie is drawn into Ruarri's life and into rivalry for the exceptional woman they both desire.To tell more of the story would involve spoilers. Suffice to say, this is a deeply engaging story of people who find themse...

This is probably my favorite Morris West book. It has by far my favorite first line of any book I have ever read, and characters that make you want to stay engaged with and will come to love. Their lives intertwine in ways that cause great pain and even greater joy.

Not my normal read. The small cast of characters is set in the modern isles of Scotland. It's about a few people interacting, especially two very tough men, both pretty worn by life. It's a relationship story that would never be my first pick for reading - HOWEVER - I really liked it.The story itself didn't grab me, at first. I'm not into how other guys think or pissing contests between them, but this story went far beyond that. There was a lot of mystery in the characters. We never fully know t...

I originally read this in a Reader's Digest condensed form and liked it so much I bought the regular hardback. A good book, lots of adventure and a good character.

Overall it was a much different book than I normally read(I went shopping and picked up about 20 books and half of them I knew nothing except the title or their appearance) there is no plot, it's 100% about the characters, there are some themes, like the love triangle between the Ruarri and the main guy, can't remember his name, and Kathleen, and the 'battle' between the two men. Ultimately I liked it but the writer gets lost most of the time and describes a single thing, emotion, or situation w...

A really nice balance of intelligent writing and comic content. I was hoping that it would be a welcome break from novels exploring personal relations, but alas on this point alone I was disappointed.

I read it first in Czech as a teenager, and the Western Hebrides was a very exotic place for a Central European reader. Romantic. It's about the narrator being fascinated by a rather shady character. For the 17 y old me, that man was a romantic hero I feel in love with. Fortunately I never met any man like that on call life. Man that means trouble while being irresistible. Not safe. I recently bought an old boy and read it in English. It was still fun.

Summer of the Red Wolf is a book that explains ambitious people in a way that makes them look almost murderous: respectful of a rival’s strengths yet wanting to pick a fight with them.An unnamed writer and war veteran, who’s nicknamed Seannachie, is sick of overanalysing life, politics, and people. He runs into an old friend, Alistair Morrison, in Rome who invites him to his home in the Western Isles. On his way, Seannachie meets an adventurous fisherman, Ruarri, who then turns out to be enmeshe...

A writer, accustomed to writing about the troubled spots of the world and living in the hustle and bustle of the cities, decides to take time off in order to recharge his spirit and find a certain peace of mind. He travels to the Western Outer Isles of Scotland, known as the Outer Hebrides, and settles in and around the islands of Lewis and Harris. His arrival to the area and his friendships with two young men, as well as his love for one young woman, Kathleen, provide the spark that ignites a d...

I read this book when it was a new publication and remembered it with a leading character who was extremely strong-minded and always knew what action to take. When I reread it twenty five years later, I didn't particularly care for it.Novel - An unnamed writer and war veteran, who’s nicknamed Seannachie, is sick of overanalyzing life, politics, and people. He runs into an old friend, Alistair Morrison, in Rome who invites him to his home in the Western Isles.

This is such a different Morris West novel that I wasn't sure how to rate it. No wars or espionage, only slight hints of religion yet still a book that made you think about it when it wasn't in your hand. Such an excellent writer!

I think this is the only book I've read three times. A love story. By the third reading, I didn't think quite so much of the book as I did the first two times.

Though the writing is carefully crafted in this novel, the book itself simply doesn't hold up in this century.

First real novel I read. Picked it up for RM1 at a book shop in the 80s and it shows me the joy of a well-written novel. It started me reading.

This is a book to talk, discuss, laugh , marvel at , with a book reading buddy.The plot is quite simple,the prologue shows the reader a writer based in Rome on the edge of senility accidentally meets an old associate , tells him his terror . The friend recommends him to take time off and visit a place where he becomes a stranger. That will heal him. The old associate recommends his own place, hospitality at his lodge in the Scottish islands. On the way to the love country the writes meets a beau...