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Books by Lillian Beckwith
  | | The Bay Of Strangers(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 194 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0283-9, ISBN: 0-7551-0283-5 "She looked fondly at the child and then slid her work-roughened fingers under Catriona's chin, turning her face so they were forced to look into each other's eyes. 'You are a bonny lass and will be so for many years to come,' she told her." |
 | | A Rope-In Case by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1900 by Arrow Books ISBN-13: 978-0-09-906640-8, ISBN: 0-09-906640-8 "TALL TALES FROM THE OUTER HEBRIDES. The March morning was full of mist; grey and inscrutable the swirling formations loped in from the sea to hover uncertainly over the village of Bruach so that the houses and crofts vanished and re-emerged in a constantly changing pattern; the land apeared to be adrift in a thick silence through which the distant throbbing of the burn and the nearer rasp of tide on shingle barely penetrated. For every ..." |
 | | An Island Apart(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0284-6, ISBN: 0-7551-0284-3 "When the song had ended and the boy had sat down Kirsty remarked to Mairi Jane, 'That boy has a truly lovely voice and that is a lovely old tune.' 'It is an ... 'It is a pity that young Jamie cannot speak as well as he sings,' Mairi Jane confided." |
 | | The Sea For Breakfast(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 236 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0270-9, ISBN: 0-7551-0270-3 "Lillian Beckwith's settling in on the island of Bruach and having a croft of her own, is the basis of these comic adventures. Adapting to a totally different way of life provides many excuses for humour and the eccentric cast of characters guarantees there is never a dull moment on Bruach. In one story beachcombing yields a strange find. In another a Christmas party results in a riotous night's celebrations." |
 | | The Small Party by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 190 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0281-5, ISBN: 0-7551-0281-9 "She recalled the happiness of Susan's birthday party. ... traced the wavering track which, like a length of perished rubber draped carelessly across the hillside, served to link the otherwise isolated farmsteads: The 'Milky Way' as the farmers had ..." |
 | | The Small Party(Large Print) by Lillian Beckwith Hardcover, 278 Pages, Published 1990 by Ulverscroft Large Print ISBN-13: 978-0-7089-2274-3, ISBN: 0-7089-2274-0 |
 | | A Proper Woman (Paperback) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1987 by Thomas Dunne Books ISBN-13: 978-0-312-29188-4, ISBN: 0-312-29188-4 "A Proper Woman When the family croft in the Hebrides is sold, Anna Matheson is forced into marriage with Black Fergus, a harsh and violent man, and finds love and fulfillment only later in life Full description" |
 | | An Island Apart by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 168 Pages, Published 2012 by Bello International Edition ISBN-13: 978-1-4472-2037-4, ISBN: 1-4472-2037-4 "A haunting story of love and loss in the Hebrides . . . Island-born Kirsty MacLennan marries Ruari MacDonald in order to escape city life and a menial job in a guest house, and return to her beloved homeland. As she rediscovers her roots, and adapts to married life on the idyllic Westisle, there is only one thing standing in the way of her future happiness – the brooding presence of her brother-in-law, who shares Kirsty and Ruari’s ho ..." |
 | | The Bay Of Strangers (Dales Mystery) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2004 by Dales Large Print Books Large Print ISBN-13: 978-1-84262-323-7, ISBN: 1-84262-323-0 "Eight short stories with a rich cast of characters, set in seductive Highland settings. In the title story Catriona McRae embarks on married life and learns a closely guarded secret from her mother-in-law. 'The Banjimolly' features a witch - and two bottles of whisky. 'Because of an Elephant' concerns an eccentric laird's wife. A boy and his adored collie dog, Meg, are the subjects of 'The Last Shot'. Each story is beautifully and ..." |
 | | The small party(Updated) the story of a family fleeing from an armed uprising on a samml island off the English coast by Lillian Beckwith, Beckwith Lilian: Paperback, 204 Pages, Published 1990 by Arrow Books Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-09-968620-0, ISBN: 0-09-968620-1 |
 | | Beautiful just!(1st Edition) by Lillian Beckwith Hardcover, 173 Pages, Published 1975 by Hutchinson ISBN-13: 978-0-09-125360-8, ISBN: 0-09-125360-8 "On the Hebridean island of Bruach, life among the crofters is as happy and full of humour as ever. Beckwith tells enchanting tales about the islanders' wit, their canny resourcefulness and their gossipy interest in outsiders. There is Flora and the fancy dress dance, beachcombing, winkle gathering, Highland cattle and a stag - among many other characters and animals. Based on Beckwith's own experiences." |
 | | A rope-in case(1st Edition) by Lillian Beckwith, Douglas Hall, Alexandre Dumas Hardcover, 192 Pages, Published 1969 by Hutchinson Of Australia ISBN-13: 978-0-09-089810-7, ISBN: 0-09-089810-9 "'When I had first come to the Hebrides Morag, my landlady, had advised me always to "take a rope - in case," . . . Over and over I had proved its usefulness. I might need it to catch a calf or a sheep; to carry a bundle of hay to the cow or a can of paraffin from the grocer; to tie a bundle of driftwood I had collected, or a sack of peat; to secure a boat; make a temporary repair to a sagging fence or a halter for a horse . . . Exceptin ..." |
 | | Hills Is Lonely(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 274 Pages, Published 2009 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0269-3, ISBN: 0-7551-0269-X "When Lillian Beckwith advertised for a secluded place in the country, she received a letter with the following unusual description of an isolated Hebridean croft: ‘Surely it’s that quiet even the sheeps themselves on the hills is lonely and as to the sea it’s that near as I use it myself everyday for the refusals…’ Her curiosity aroused, Beckwith took up the invitation. This is the comic and enchanting story of the strange rest cure tha ..." |
 | | A Proper Woman(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 2008 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0282-2, ISBN: 0-7551-0282-7 "One When she reached the path that led to the corrie Anna Matheson paused, steadying her quick breathing as she scanned the meandering sheep track up which ..." |
 | | The Hills is Lonely (Common Reader Editions) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 309 Pages, Published 2002 by Akadine Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-888173-42-0, ISBN: 1-888173-42-4 "Product Name: The Hills is Lonely (Common Reader Editions)" |
 | | The Sea for Breakfast (Common Reader Editions) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 269 Pages, Published 2002 by Akadine Pr ISBN-13: 978-1-888173-49-9, ISBN: 1-888173-49-1 "Book by Beckwith, Lillian" |
 | | Breath of Autumn by Lillian Beckwith Hardcover, 216 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0384-3, ISBN: 0-7551-0384-X "Kirsty MacDonald is a crofter on the idyllic Westisle in the Hebrides, an island she now owns. Her son, Wee Ruari, has started school on the mainland, travelling by boat across the Sound to Clachan, and being separated from her son during the week is a wrench for Kirsty. Twice widowed, she misses the boy's father, who was tragically drowned, and also her husband's brother, who became her second husband - and secretly loved her.Kirsty is ..." |
 | | A Shine of Rainbows(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 122 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0280-8, ISBN: 0-7551-0280-0 "There were times when she allowed herself to ponder over whether, were she seriously to demand it of him, his devotion to her would lead him to renounce this place and the life he loved to become a city dweller, no matter how repellent the ..." |
 | | The Loud Halo(Updated) by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 238 Pages, Published 2001 by House Of Stratus ISBN-13: 978-0-7551-0271-6, ISBN: 0-7551-0271-1 "LiLLian. Beckwith. Bruach. BLend. Meet some familiar – and some less familiar – inhabitants of Bruach. Back with more comical ... bouquet for Miss Beckwith' – Eric Linklater LiLLian Beckwith the Sea for BreakfaSt Lillian Beckwith's settling in." |
 | | An Island Apart by Lillian Beckwith Paperback, 166 Pages, Published 1995 by The Sheridan Book Company ISBN-13: 978-1-85501-722-1, ISBN: 1-85501-722-9 "A haunting story of love and loss, and the struggle for existence in the desolate Hebridian Islands." |
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