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Beautiful just!

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I devour Lillian Beckwith books. They are so low-key and humorous--and worth reading again and again. How she ever found the wonderful characters of Bruach I don't know. I notice her books have been republished. May a new generation discover their delightful characters and life in the Hebrides in the 1940s.

After visiting rural Scotland in 2001, I longed for a bit of that trip and found it in the book series by Lillian Beckwith. She left the hub bub of city life behind (yes, life was very hectic in the British Isles during and after the war years) to seek the solace of rural life to write. While writing, she fell in love with the Highlands and its' people and did her most memorable work, bring them to life in print. This series was recommended to me by a genealogy pen pal from England and I love her for giving me a look at the primitive life Beckwith led in a cottage by the sea. Beautiful Just is a good introduction to the characters I grew to love and if you enjoy Jan Karon, I know you will want to read all that came from Lillian Beckwith's pen.

Lillian Beckwith has a precious talent of writing that keeps the reader flowing along. You'll laugh and delight in the eccentric denizens of the Scottish Croft people and will smile for days and years after as you recall their unusual outlook on life. Lillian Beckwith's sense of humor is contagious. If you need a lift of spirit, just hunker down with any one of her books and you won't be down for long.