A Croft in the Hills

Name: A Croft in the Hills
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781841587912
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By Katharine Stewart

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A Croft in the Hills by Katharine Stewart offers a charming and insightful account of the author's life after moving to a remote croft in the Scottish Highlands. It beautifully details her experiences with the changing seasons, the daily challenges, and the joys of living in harmony with nature. The narrative interweaves her observations on rural life with a deep appreciation for the natural world.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy heartfelt memoirs that capture the simple yet profound beauty of rural life. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the narrative provides a delightful glimpse into the daily challenges and joys of crofting, offering a serene escape into nature and a bygone way of living. If you appreciate stories that celebrate resilience, community, and the connection to the land, this book might be your perfect read.

A Croft in the Hills

Captures in descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft years ago. This book features a couple and their young daughter, who fresh from city life, immerse themselves in the practicalities of looking after sheep, cattle and hens, mending fences, baking bread and surviving the Scottish winters.

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A real classic among Highland books, A Croft in the Hills captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft 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.

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A Croft in the Hills by Katharine Stewart is praised for its engaging and conversational narrative style, which draws readers into her memories as if they are guests in her world. The book is evocative and charming, offering a glimpse into times past that are almost legendary, and is written with substantial charm and appeal.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781841587912

Publisher: Birlinn General

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 May 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Birlinn Ltd

Illustration: illustrations

Contributors:

Foreword by Annie Worsley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 195.0mm

Weight: 165g

Pages: 192

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Biography & Memoir Fiction General Fiction Katharine Stewart

About the Author

Katharine Stewart was born in 1914 in Reading. Following the Second World War and after a spell running a hotel in Edinburgh she movedwith her husband, Sam Stewart, and daughter Hilda, to the croft at Abriachan near Loch Ness, where she began her writing career with A Croftin the Hills. Later she trained as a teacher before, on the death of her husband, becoming the local postmistress at Abriachan. She died in2013 and is survived by her daughter, Hilda.

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