A Croft in the Hills [Paperback]

Chronicles a family's journey adapting to life on a remote Highland croft near Loch Ness.A Croft in the Hills, first published in 1960, is now acknowledged as a classic among Highland books. It captures, in simple, moving descriptions, what it was really like trying to make a living out of a hill croft near Loch Ness 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.Their neighbours are few, but among them they find the generosity and community spirit that has survived in the Highlands for generations. Working as a tight family unit, they learn to cope, and in time grow to love their little croft.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.Katharine Stewart's memories are, as she says herself a tale of other times, almost a glimpse of legend... evocative and charmingKatharine Stewart's narrative style... is delightfully engaging, her prose almost conversational. The reader, like a house guest, has little chance but to become wholeheartedly involvedWritten with great charmGB