Vod
Vod - Shetland's Abandoned Crofthouses a collection poems in Shaetlan & English by Christine De Luca. It will take you to all corners of Shetland, from Unst to Fair Isle and from Foula to Bressay.
The book contains 38 poems (in Shaetlan, with English versions) and is accompanied by photographs of old crofthouses, many taken by Neil Fraser.
Purchase the book
You can purchase Vod in hardback as well as a paperback at The Shetland Bookshop.
Reviews
- "They are beautiful, not all on a perfect sunny day and this adds to the drama of the publication"Susan Cooper, Shetland Family History Society, Coontin Kin 137-140, May 2026
- "It's an inspired idea for a book. We see so many abandoned crofthouses around Shetland and we wonder - who lived there? What were their lives like?"Neil Georgeson, The Shetland Times, August 2025