A Croft in the Hills

A Croft in the Hills
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Publisher : Birlinn
Total Pages : 191
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ISBN-10 : 9780857907516
ISBN-13 : 0857907514
Rating : 4/5 (514 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Croft in the Hills by : Katharine Stewart

Download or read book A Croft in the Hills written by Katharine Stewart and published by Birlinn. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness fifty years ago. A couple and their young daughter, fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the worst that Scottish winters can throw at them. Their neighbours are few, but among them they find the generosity and community spirit that has survived in the Highlands for generations. Working as a tight family unit, they learn to cope, and in time grow to love their little croft. As Neil Gunn writes in his Foreword, their lives gain extra dimensions that 'give the book its unusual quality, its brightness and its wisdom'.


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