{"product_id":"haunted-highlands-richard-somerville-9798264514814","title":"Haunted Highlands: A Family's Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaunted Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Richard Somerville\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Richard Somerville and his family left the bustling streets of Gainsborough for a quiet village deep in the Scottish Highlands, they dreamed of peace, open skies, and a life in harmony with nature. The \u003cb\u003erolling hills\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003etowering pine forests\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003emirror-still lochs\u003c\/b\u003e seemed to promise a tranquil new beginning - a sanctuary far from the noise and stress of modern life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut \u003cb\u003esomething else was waiting for them\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon after settling into their new home, \u003cb\u003estrange occurrences\u003c\/b\u003e began to disturb the calm: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhistling in empty rooms\u003c\/b\u003e that no one had entered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFleeting shadows\u003c\/b\u003e moving across doorways and up the stairs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFigures glimpsed at twilight\u003c\/b\u003e, only to vanish when approached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd most haunting of all - \u003cb\u003ethe Wet Man on the laneway\u003c\/b\u003e, a mysterious presence seen glistening in the rain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat started as quiet, almost dismissible moments of unease slowly \u003cb\u003egrew into a haunting that intertwined with daily life\u003c\/b\u003e. Seasons passed - gardens flourished, children grew, rooms were repainted - yet the \u003cb\u003eunseen world\u003c\/b\u003e seemed to grow stronger, observing, echoing, and imprinting itself upon the family's every day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is both \u003cb\u003ea haunting memoir and a study in folklore\u003c\/b\u003e, blending the ordinary rhythms of family life with the extraordinary weight of the unexplained.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaunted Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e invites readers into: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003edeeply personal account\u003c\/b\u003e of one family's encounters with the supernatural.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003eportrait of the Scottish wilderness\u003c\/b\u003e, where mist and myth blur the boundaries of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003cb\u003ereflection on belief, memory, and the unseen\u003c\/b\u003e, told with quiet honesty and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the end, their story becomes not merely one of fear, but of \u003cb\u003econnection\u003c\/b\u003e - to the land, to history, and to whatever walks the Highland hills when the world grows still.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaunted Highlands\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a journey through mystery, folklore, and the tender strangeness of life itself - where a home becomes both sanctuary and threshold to the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Somerville\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798264514814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.19d","brand":"Richard Somerville","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447123652863,"sku":"9798264514814","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dc933495-0de6-4163-ba0d-2edc3472c04e.jpg?v=1777228982","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/haunted-highlands-richard-somerville-9798264514814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}