Pucklie O' Pickles: A selection of Scots yarns (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798680037805)

Readers can enjoy a trip down memory lane with these eighteen light-hearted Scottish short stories, reflecting Scottish life and culture spanning the last century; nostalgic, romance, thought provoking and littered with Scottish humour

Additional element is twelve of these stories are based on true events from memoirs

Short Stories include:

A Bridges Trilogy
Portrays an excerpt of Scots life in the Bridges family. Jimmy is a hard-working lorry driver who enjoys a dram and Annie's crazy antics will both entertain and amuse the reader. Although poignant, it includes Scots humour

Homecoming
When Bridget returns home to plan her wedding, she is excited but reflects on a smorgasbord of events and emotions from the past

Guerra Civil Española
A very short descriptive and thought-provoking narrative in 120 words

Sandra McFadyen's Bestie Jane Fonda
During Lockdown, elderly Sandra who is shielding and isolating, strikes up a phantom friendship with her old keep fit idol

Letter from Winnipeg and Letter from Winnipeg Prelude
A 1920s tale of young couple, Ina and Drew who marry and emigrate post WW1 to Canada in search of a better future

Table for Tosh at 7.30
When hospitality aficionado Zafer opens his new restaurant business with wife Bridget, he can expect the unexpected

And also...

• A Very Posh Council Estate
  
• A Hollywood Smile
• At a Distance
• Mad March Hare
• A Good Heart
• The 1960s Easter Bunny
• Lockdown Entanglement
• The Pick Up
• Jean Jeannie: Let yourself go
• Granny's in the Kitchen
• The Briny Sea
• Sorry Babe

These Scottish Short Stories will appeal to:

• Mature Scottish readers who enjoy wallowing in nostalgia and memories of the past
• Families of Scottish ancestral immigrants in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
• Scottish Ex-pats will find these short stories entertaining

A GREAT SCOTTISH GIFT OR GIFT IDEA

Author: A. J. Stovie
ISBN-13: 9798680037805
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/06/2020
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.38d