{"product_id":"pucklie-o-pickles-a-j-stovie-9798680037805","title":"Pucklie O' Pickles: A selection of Scots yarns","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders can enjoy a trip down memory lane with these \u003ci\u003eeighteen\u003c\/i\u003e light-hearted Scottish short stories, reflecting Scottish life and culture spanning the last century; nostalgic, romance, thought provoking and littered with Scottish humour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional element is twelve of these stories are based on true events from memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShort Stories include: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Bridges Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePortrays 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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomecoming\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Bridget returns home to plan her wedding, she is excited but reflects on a smorgasbord of events and emotions from the past\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuerra Civil Española\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA very short descriptive and thought-provoking narrative in 120 words\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSandra McFadyen's Bestie Jane Fonda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring Lockdown, elderly Sandra who is shielding and isolating, strikes up a phantom friendship with her old keep fit idol\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLetter from Winnipeg and Letter from Winnipeg Prelude\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 1920s tale of young couple, Ina and Drew who marry and emigrate post WW1 to Canada in search of a better future\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable for Tosh at 7.30\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen hospitality aficionado Zafer opens his new restaurant business with wife Bridget, he can expect the unexpected\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd also...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Very Posh Council Estate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Hollywood Smile\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt a Distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMad March Hare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Good Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 1960s Easter Bunny\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLockdown Entanglement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pick Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJean Jeannie: Let yourself go\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranny's in the Kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Briny Sea\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSorry Babe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Scottish Short Stories will appeal to: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMature Scottish readers who enjoy wallowing in nostalgia and memories of the past\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFamilies of Scottish ancestral immigrants in USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScottish Ex-pats will find these short stories entertaining\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA GREAT SCOTTISH GIFT OR GIFT IDEA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. J. Stovie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798680037805\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.38d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A. J. Stovie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851887849727,"sku":"9798680037805","price":9.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pucklie-o-pickles-a-j-stovie-9798680037805","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}