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Site Works Robert Davidson

Site Works By Robert Davidson

Site Works by Robert Davidson


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Summary

On a wind lashed coast in the far north a group of men assemble on a construction site. On it they will toil through the daylight hours into the night, endure hardship and conflict, somehow survive. Within the compound and fences a temporary world will form. Site Works is the story transients creating something permanent and greater than they know.

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Site Works: The Ness and Struie Drainage Project by Robert Davidson

'In the corner of the door lintel a cobweb shone like silver. Like me the spider works through instinct. It just gets up and gets on with the job without thought. Every so often it turns out something perfect.' On a wind lashed coast in the far north a group of men assemble on a construction site. The Ness and Struie Drainage Project will dominate their lives for the next few months when they will toil through the daylight hours and into the night, endure hardship and conflict, survive or, perhaps, not survive. Within the compound and fencelines a new, temporary world will form, bounded by sea, mountains and sky. Site Works is the story of the men and their work, transients creating something permanent and greater than they know.

About Robert Davidson

Robert Davidson is a professional writer and editor based in Highland Scotland. He is the founder and managing director of Sandstone Press and the author, co-author, and editor of many books as well as a published poet, lyricist and libretist. Before altering his life's course he worked for over thirty years (having left education early) as a civil engineer. It is thi sexperience that informs Site Works. Books written by Robert Davidson have been short listed for the Saltire Society, Scottish Arts Council, and Boardman Tasker Awards.

Table of Contents

1. A working man 2. Extracts from the Report on Tenders 3. Commitment is the name of the game 4. The specification is everything 5. The strength is in the gravel 6. There's a grip squad coming 7. A velvet glove 8. The cludge and the portaloo 9. An executioner's wind 10. The phone like a gun to his ear 11. What we think about when we can't straighten 12. It's all about survival 13. That it should flow the way it does 14. The first flower of spring 15. Merciless with the lash 16. It's the principal tool of my trade although I seldom use it 17. Extract from the Final Valuation Report 18. It's the Clearances all over again 19. All those tiny men working in the distance 20. What can't be cured

Additional information

GOR005096054
9781905207633
1905207638
Site Works: The Ness and Struie Drainage Project by Robert Davidson
Used - Good
Paperback
Sandstone Press Ltd
2011-04-29
256
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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