A Rope - in Case

An absolute delight of a (semi-autobiographical) novel, full of sweetly and slyly humorous anecdotes of daily life in rural Hebrides.

It's a relaxing catalogue of local habits and relationships, seasonal chores and activities, and occasional celebratory village events, juxtaposed against the wildness of the scenery, the toughness of the characters, and hardships of communal self-sufficiency. In a way, the setting and tone reminded me of The Summer Book by Tove Jansson.

I'm so happy to find out that this is part four of Beckwith's Hebridean series of six books. I'm looking very forward to hunting down and reading the rest.

Another enchanting collection of escapades from the land of tackety boots and peat fires.

Short stories of her time on Bruach. As enjoyable as the first series..start of second series.

The fourth of Lillian Beckwith's creative memoirs of her life in the village of Bruach in the Scottish Hebrides.