THISTLE SOUP – A Ladleful of Scottish Life
(Summersdale Publishers)
ISBN 1 84024 265 5
East Lothian is 'The Garden of Scotland' and the setting of this delightfully idiosyncratic story of country life. Often hilarious, always heartfelt and at times sad, here is unfolded the ups and downs of four generations of one farming family from the northerly Orkney Isles, who move to the little farm of Cuddy Neuk in the south of Scotland just before the outbreak of the Second World War. A young Peter, the peedie boy who sets his heart on filling his somewhat eccentric grandfather's straw-lined wellies, grows up to run the family farm and become a farmer father to his own sons, putting his ability to see the funny side of things to good use, as adversities crop up with an intriguing reality . . .
AUDIO
THISTLE SOUP - A Ladleful of Scottish Life
(Soundings - a division of Isis
Publishing Ltd)
ISBN 1 84283 539 4
Tel: Freephone 0800 731 5637
Read by James Bryce - jamesbryce.org.uk
LARGE PRINT
THISTLE SOUP - A Ladleful of Scottish Life'
(Isis publishing)
ISBN 0 7531 7145 7
Tel: Freephone 0800 731 5637
REVIEWS
“(Kerr is) disarmingly honest, not only about himslef, but in the character
studies of his extended family ... For the Kerrs, as for all families, it's
a roller-coaster ride and we leave them, having shared in their tears and laughter
over the years”
The Scots Magazine
“A great read, which takes into account experiences from everyday life, both humorous and touching'
East Lothian Life
“the story of his boyhood (in Scotland), a family and its farms which is amusing, interesting, moving and true to life”
The Scotsman
'Combining travel, family life, country practicalities and humour - all with
a distinctly Scottish slant”
Home Plus Scotland Magazine
“it is wonderfully written, and you will also be treated to a ton of
ticklish humour. A most enjoyable and heartwarming read” ... “He transports
you into the heart of some of Scotland's most beautiful scenery” ... “memories
of a quieter, simpler way of country life make you feel you are actually there” ... “his
infectious sense of humour is touchingly offset by some sad moments that he
treats with an understatement that makes them all the more moving” ... “this
book contains bags of the Kerr wit and self-deprecating humour ... wonderfully
drawn characters and graphic descriptions of surroundings carry Kerr's readers
right into his world”
Amazon.co.uk Reviewers
"Kerr draws the reader into his vivid and fondly remembered past."
Library Journal (USA)