Lillian Beckwith's classic tales of crofting life.
Hebridská trilogie Série
Tato série popisuje život na odlehlém skotském ostrově v souostroví Vnějších Hebrid. S humorem a vřelostí zachycuje jedinečný rytmus života místních obyvatel, jejich zvyky a tradice. Čtenáři se stanou svědky radostných i smutných okamžiků, jako jsou narození, svatby a úmrtí, vše zasazené do malebné přírody a drsného klimatu ostrova. Jedná se o půvabné vyprávění o hledání domova a sounáležitosti v komunitě.
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For three years, former teacher Lillian Beckwith has lived in the Hebrides, immersing herself in the land and its people. So familiar has she become that she is determined to stay on the island. She purchases a long-vacant cottage at the edge of the village and enthusiastically embarks on renovating her property and embracing the life of a small farmer. Throughout her endeavors, she keenly observes the peculiar antics of the island's inhabitants with her trained eye. Beckwith, originally from Ellesmere Port/Cheshire, has spent nearly two decades in the Hebrides and now resides on the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.
The Loud Halo
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- 8 hodin čtení
In her charming account of the rural village of Bruach, Lillian Beckwith paints a vivid picture of life as a Hebridean crofter, introducing a cast of colourful locals including village clown Johnny Comic and the irrepressible Erchy and Hector. With her trademark warmth, wit and lively humour, "Miss Peckwitt" spins a sparkling, unsentimental tale of an idyllic, long-lost way of life. 'For an unsentimental, lively, apparently photographically accurate picture on a Hebridean island, Miss Beckwith's essays or memoirs or stories would be hard to beat.' The Times 'A sparkling book which could well become a Scottish humorous classic' Weekly Scotsman