The Braes of Glenlivet lie on the eastern edge of the Grampian mountains, in one of Scotland's most active whisky-producing areas. This collection of stories and memories spans a century of life on farms and around Chapeltown and Scalan.

Mostly the work of Isobel Grant (but with other reminiscences, and also sections on history and placenames) it is a wonderful portrait of everyday country life and a fascinating social document of a district that lost most of its people between the two world wars. The author paints a vivid picture of her family, friends and neighbours as she follows their fortunes through the years and describes a way of life now changed forever.

About the Author

Isobel Grant was born in Edinburgh in 1887. She founded the Highland Folk Museum at Kingussie and met with the dwindling numbers of men and women who could recall using items exhibited. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by Edinburgh University in 1948, and an MBE in 1959 for her pioneering efforts in recording a living history of Highland life, which included opening Britain s first ever open-air museum in Kingussie. She died in Edinburgh in 1983, aged 96.

Book Information
ISBN 9781839830006
Author Isobel Grant
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Origin
Publisher Birlinn General
Weight(grams) 154g
Dimensions(mm) 195mm * 130mm * 15mm