<div><B>In the beloved Scottish author&rsquo;s classic memoir, she recounts a year in the life of a small traditional farm in the Western Highlands.</B><BR /><BR /> In 1933, Margaret Leigh took over the tenancy of Achnabo farm, in a beautiful corner of the West Highlands overlooking the isle of Skye. In this unsentimental yet exquisitely written book, she recounts a year of farming life there, from the burning of the land and ploughing in March, through planting and sowing in April to haymaking and harvesting in September.<BR /><BR /> Rich in the details of day-to-day life&mdash;such as a visit to the smithy, the arrival of some new bulls, and the annual journey of the cows to the summer shielings&mdash;<I>Highland Homespun</I> provide fascinating insights into the farming life in the north of Scotland before the arrival of hydro-electric power. Local characters and customs add another rich dimension to this reflective and poignant memoir of a world now vanished.</div>

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<div><B>The acclaimed author of <I>Highland Homespun</I> recounts her experiences as a croft farmer on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands during WWII.</B><BR /><BR /> The West Highland peninsula of Moidart, in the isolated coastal region known as the Rough Bounds, is as magical as it is remote. It was here that the celebrated author Margaret Leigh chose to pursue an independent life as a crofting farmer in the 1940s. In Spade Among the Rushes, Leigh vividly recounts her struggles to snatch land back from the wilderness as she attempts to transform a deserted croft into a home.<BR /><BR /> Although far from the Blitz of the Second World War, the effects of the conflict were felt throughout the Highlands. The rationing of food and vital materials, the battles with bureaucrats who had no understanding of a crofter&#39;s needs, and even the appearance of a Nazi mine off the coast, all frustrate Margaret Leigh&#39;s efforts. But despite the hardships, the land and the people of the Highlands gave her a contentment she had never known before.<BR /><BR /> This edition has a new Introduction by Katie Maclean, who knew Margaret Leigh during her time in Moidart.</div>

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