Croft in the Hills - Softcover

Stewart, Katharine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0901824976 ISBN 13: 9780901824974

Publisher: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service, Limited

Synopsis

"Experience had taught us that the worst hardly ever happens, and if it does, it can usually be turned into a best."
Katharine Stewart captures what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness 50 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.
At times they find it a desperate struggle to get the work done and to make ends meet. Working as a tight family unit, they learn to cope, and in time grow to love their way of life and their little croft.

About this title

About the Author:

Katharine Stewart lived on a croft with her husband and daughter for many years. Her experiences during this period of her life were recounted in A Croft in the Hills. She has since helped to set up a crofting museum next to her home near Loch Ness. Among her other books are A Garden in the Hills, describing the life of her garden during the course of a year, and A School in the Hills, about the schoolhouse in which she lives and the way in which the children of the Highlands have been educated over the years.

Review:

"Katharine Stewart's memories are, as she says herself 'a tale of other times, almost a glimpse of legend'...evocative and charming" -- Scottish Book Collector

"Katharine Stewart's narrative style...is delightfully engaging.... The reader...has little chance but to become wholeheartedly involved." -- Topical Books

"Written with great charm" -- Books in Scotland

About this edition

• Publisher: State Mutual Book & Periodical Service, Limited
• ISBN 10: 0901824976
• ISBN 13: 9780901824974
• Binding: Paperback