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# The Hills is Lonely: Tales from the Hebrides (Lillian Beckwith's Hebridean Tales, 1) Paperback – 11 Feb. 2016

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- **What is this?** The Hills is Lonely: Tales from the Hebrides (Lillian Beckwith's Hebridean Tales, 1) Paperback – 11 Feb. 2016 by lillian beckwith
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    A good tale, but don't take it too seriously!
  

*by A***W on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2012*

When reading this book, it is worth keeping in mind that it was first published in 1959 - things have moved on considerably in the world since then - and that includes the Western Isles.The story of 'Miss Peckwitt' and her time in the Hebrides is covered in a number of books, but this one relates her arrival and early times on the island, and her introduction to the community, its foibles, drawbacks, and pleasures. It is extremely entertaining, and it is to be hoped that the islanders had as many jokes at her expense as she did at theirs. She says in the book that she is sure they did, but that they were discreet about it. Reading the story again after a number of years, I do find a touch of superiority in her attitude towards the locals, but I take consolation from her tale of the two visitors who encountered a local young man on the hill, and decided to test his intelligence by asking him if he could count well enough to say how many of them were standing there. Their faces were apparently a picture when he said there were 100: he was the one, and they were the two nothings. It seems that while he was a local, he was also a medical student at a well-known university, at home on holiday....While light-hearted, the book is nevertheless a useful social history of the time, when Gaelic was the islanders' first language, light was provided by oil lamps, water was carried from the well, and entertainment came in the form of ceilidhs, visiting neighbours, reading, and going to church, and a trip away from the island involved boats and buses, and several hours' travel to get to a town. The introduction of a public telephone, with red kiosk and internal small mirror was a major event, and reading about it here takes one back to the days of pressing button A to talk, or B to get one's money back....This is a great read, and I would recommend the whole series, with the caveat that anyone planning to visit the islands now should expect quite a few changes.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Wonderful book in excellent condition
  

*by M***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 November 2022*

Initially worried that the delivery was delayed, but eventually arrived just one day late. Lovely condition which was important as this is a much loved book and was also a favourite of my late Wife.Thank you so much for getting it to me.Mike Poxon

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Not my style but enjoyed it
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2012*

As a devotee of crime fiction this is way off my normal reading list, but I love the Hebrides, if only as a murder location, so thought that it was worth splashing out 99p on this as a 'Daily Deal.'  It's beautifully written and the author has a humorous and intelligent turn of phrase that fits the situations perfectly. Being of a practical nature, I had to reflect on how a teacher in Manchester managed to survive financially for two years without working, and would like to have known more about her life prior to her travels. She certainly deserved my admiration for managing to overcome her previous townie life and cope with the spartan conditions she found. Set in the 1950s it's evocative of a time gone by, though at times I sat and wondered if those times had actually passed, or were the Hebrides still clinging on to some of the ways and conditions described in the book. I really must go and find out!

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