Marian Pallister Boeken

Cathy McCormack's family came from Glasgow's Gorbals. They later moved to one of Europe's largest public housing schemes. The Wee Yellow Butterfly is Cathy McCormack's inspiring story of how, from unpromising beginnings, she has spent her life committed to seeking justice and finding fulfillment. For those 'trapped in a toxic mixture of economic circumstance and bad politics'*, life can be hard. Yet, as Cathy McCormack's story shows, a strong spirit and a refusal to accept what is given can release energy and creativity for individuals and their communities. * World Health Organisation report 2008

Known as 'Britain's most beautiful shortcut', the Crinal Canal runs from Ardrishaig on Loch Fyne nine miles across the Kintyre peninsula to the west coast of Scotland. In the book Marian Pallister tells the story of the canal from its origins to the present day, discussing how it changed life in the surrounding areas, and how it has been used.