- Paperback: 274 pages
- Publisher: House of Stratus; New edition edition (30 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 075510269X
- ISBN-13: 978-0755102693
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 180,592 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Lillian Beckwith advertised for a secluded place in the country, she received a letter with the following unusual description of an isolated Hebridean croft: ‘Surely it’s that quiet even the sheeps themselves on the hills is lonely and as to the sea it’s that near as I use it myself everyday for the refusals…’ Her curiosity aroused, Beckwith took up the invitation. This is the comic and enchanting story of the strange rest cure that followed and her efforts to adapt to a completely different way of life.
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Way back in the 1950s Lillian Beckwith was recommended to take a nice quiet break fcr the good of her health. One of the replies to her advert in a well-known periodical was from the tiny Hebridean island of Bruach. Morag, who was to become the landlady of "Miss Peckwitt" for the next two years, wrote "Surely it is that quiet here even the sheeps themselves on the hills is lonely...". Lillian Beckwith's account of her stay on Bruach has hardly been out of print since it first appeared in 1957. Read it and you will understand why. Re-live her experiences of the market day punch-up, the attempt to tow some cows from an even more remote island in a small rowing boat behind a rickety fishing boat and, above all, the funeral of Ian Mor. I laughed out loud.
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
once again the combination of Lilian Bethwith author and Hannah Gordon narrator is outstanding. The characters are really brought to life and the scenery is described so wonderfully that one can see it all so clearly. The humour makes one laugh out loud. Just to listen to Hannah Gordon portraying each character is amazing also.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
One of my favourite books. My original copy has fallen apart, so I just had to buy a new one. Anyone who enjoys Scotland will surely enjoy reading this story of how a teacher from Manchester tried her hand at crofting, and learned to appreciate a way of life which is rapidly disappearing.
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