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1	Bruach blend more books like this by Lillian Beckwith add to wishlist What can take the fire out of a fever and the ache out of loneliness? The answer according to Tearlaich is whiskey! And when he suggests to Lillian that the Islanders should have their own blend, Lillian can see his logic. Here is a pleasurable glimpse of the way the Islanders, with irreverent practicality, manage on the island of Bruach. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.46! \| first editions
2	Hills Is Lonely more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist Originally published: London : Hutchinson, 1959 see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.46! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The loud halo more books like this by Lillian Beckwith add to wishlist Filled with the same sort of happy spirits, eccentric characters, and amusing anecdotes which distinguished its predecessors, The Loud Halo brings to a humorous and spirited conclusion a wonderful trio of narratives. Originally published in 1964. see all copies from $2.24! new only from $8.49! \| first editions
4	Whisky galore more books like this by Compton MacKenzie add to wishlist 'Love makes the world go round? Not at all. Whisky makes it go round twice as fast.' The hilarious story of wartime bootlegging in the Scottish islands. Wartime food rationing is bad enough, but when the whisky supplies run out on the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday, nothing seems to go right. Then the fifty-thousand-bottle cargo of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.17! \| first editions
5	Sea for Breakfast more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist The Sea for Breakfast finds "Miss Peckwitt" (as the islanders endearingly pronounce her name) settling into a home of her own on Bruach, and mastering -- with the help, and frequently the hindrance, of her fellow islanders -- such varied arts as peat-cutting, winkle-picking, and beachcombing. Originally published in 1961. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $24.99! \| first editions
6	Rope in Case more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.40! \| first editions
7	Lightly poached more books like this by Lillian Beckwith add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $49.40! \| first editions
8	Beautiful Just more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist The island of Bruach provides the setting for more stories of life among the crofters. Packed with hilarious incident and evocative descriptions of glorious landscape and wildlife, Beautiful Just! is an enchanting evocation of crofting life in the Hebrides. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $46.34! \| first editions
9	All We Hold Dear more books like this by Kathryn Lynn Davis add to wishlist Seeking the truth about her past, young Eva Crawford discovers a battered journal that reveals the story of her ancestors from the viewpoints of its remarkable women, and she finds the strength to confront a disturbing truth. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Shine of Rainbows more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist The story of Thomas, a shy, frail orphan boy who goes to live with foster parents on an isolated croft on an island in the Hebrides. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.66! \| first editions
11 view cover	Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist A riveting book for all readers who know and love a place where the sea meets the land. In 1937, Adam Nicolson's father answered a newspaper ad -- "Uninhabited islands for sale. Outer Hebrides, 600 acres . . . Puffins and seals. Apply . . ." -- and found the Shiants (the name means holy or enchanted islands). Adam inherited this almost ... see all copies from $2.74! new only from $4.89! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Scottish Crofters: A Historical Ethnography of a Celtic Village more books like this by Susan Parman add to wishlist SCOTTISH CROFTERS: A HISTORICAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF A CELTIC VILLAGE focuses on Geall, a community in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. With an understanding gained from an intimate, long-term relationship with Scotland, things Scottish, and the people of the community, the author describes Geall as a human community and places it in the wider cultural, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $31.58! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Holy Terror in the Hebrides: A Dorothy Martin Mystery more books like this by Jeanne M Dams add to wishlist Expat-American Dorothy Martin takes a vacation from renovations on her British home to travel to the Scottish island of Iona, home of several religious tourist locales. But soon Dorothy is eyewitness to the unfortunate and suspicious demise of one of her companions, and she jumps in to solve the case. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	The Journey to the Western Islands Scotland and the Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides more books like this by Samuel Johnson, Peter Levi (Editor), James Boswell add to wishlist Book by Samuel Johnson, published in 1775. The Journey was the result of a three-month trip to Scotland that Johnson took with James Boswell in 1773. It contains Johnson's descriptions of the customs, religion, education, trade, and agriculture of a society that was new to him. The account in Boswell's diary, published after Johnson's death as The ... see all copies from $2.13! new only from $8.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Island Apart more books like this by Beckwith add to wishlist A story of love and loss, and the struggle for existence in the desolate Hebridian islands. Kirsty MacLennan marries Ruari MacDonald in order to escape city life and return to her idyllic homeland. Only one thing stands in the way of happiness - the silent, brooding presence of her brother-in-law. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.72! \| first editions
16 view cover	John G Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides more books like this by John Gibson Paton add to wishlist This is the moving autobiography of the heroic Scot missionary, John G. Paton, who introduced the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the cannibalistic inhabitants of the New Hebrides in the mid-nineteenth century. see all copies from $9.00! new only from $17.70! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides more books like this by James Boswell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Children of Rhanna more books like this by Christine Marion Fraser add to wishlist Lorn, Lewis, Ruth and Rachel had been inseperable friends since childhood. The close-knit island community of Rhanna had watched them grow up, seeing each other through the bad times. But now they are grown up and face a harsher world. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $168.65!
19 view cover	Seasons on Harris: A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides more books like this by David Yeadon (Illustrator) add to wishlist For many armchair travelers the Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the beauty and remoteness of island life. And the most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, where the legendary Harris Tweed is woven by local crofters, reflecting the strength, durability, and integrity of life on Harris. Harris has dramatic mountains and huge, pristine sandy ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.16! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Boswell's Life of Johnson more books like this by Professor James Boswell add to wishlist James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck and 1st Baronet (1740-1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer. He is best known as Samuel Johnson's biographer, and is also known for the detailed and ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.99! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Stranger on Rhanna more books like this by Christine Marion Fraser add to wishlist The island of Rhanna attracted visitors for different reasons - for the beauty of the landscape, the grandeur of the sea and cliffs, the warmth of the community - and for others it was somewhere to find peace. Rachel Jodl came back looking for the security of home. By the author of "King's Close". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.99! \| first editions
22 view cover	Following the Sun: A Bicycle Pilgrimage from Andalusia to the Hebrides more books like this by John Hanson Mitchell add to wishlist Mitchell spins the story of his entrancing, sun-drenched bicycle journey fromthe beaches of Southern Spain to solar temples in the Outer Hebrides. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland more books like this by Samuel Johnson add to wishlist Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), often referred to simply as Dr Johnson, was one of England's greatest literary figures: a poet, essayist, biographer, lexicographer and a critic of English literature. He was also a great wit and prose stylist, well known for his aphorisms. Between 1745 and 1755, Johnson wrote perhaps his best-known work, A Dictionary ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $10.95! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Cannibal-Land: Adventures with a Camera in the New Hebrides by Martin Johnson add to wishlist This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark ... see all copies from $7.78! new only from $19.03! \| first editions \| SVS
25	The Inner Hebrides and their legends more books like this by Otta F. Swire add to wishlist see all copies from $10.95! first editions

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