| Re: Mike Tomkies - where is he now?
This web site...what a wonderful find this is on a dark, snowy, dreich morning in Perthshire.
I bought my first Mike Tomkies book in 1981, between Earth and Paradise and from there on I was hooked also, buying 6 more over the years. They have stayed with me after several house moves but havent had the courage to read Moobli as i knew it would be sad. A few days ago started Moobli(bought 1990 !) I'm halfway through it now and how lovely it is to be able to renew my interest in him, has there ever been a man so easy to read and join in his fantastic world.
My copy of A Last Wild Place is full of notes of his hints as to where the cottage was on Loch Shiel, penciled maps etc. In it I also found a full pagefrom Sunday Post 9/4/2006 with a good article about Mike....How i envy Maria's Memories !
So glad this thread is still live(started 2008) and thanks to all for all the information and their thoughts. I also enjoyed seeing and hearing him on Vicshere's September video link above.
I spent 2 weeks on Eileen Shona in a Selfcatering cottage with my dog trekking round his ground featured in Between Earth and Paradise,found his cottage, occupied. It was so good to talk to some who knew him there.
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