Synopses & Reviews
Though it's not quite the motherland, Glasglow, Kansas, makes a fine home for Scotsman Rob MacPherson and his son Ewan. As the elder MacPherson blows up whisky stills in his attempts to make a single-malt Scotch, Ewan falls in love-at twelve years of age-with Shirley Porter.
There's no turning back for Ewan. From that moment on, his heart has set its course. Through adolescence and into adulthood, through becoming a high school teacher, bagpipe instructor, loyal son, and keeper of all Scottish traditions, Ewan has found his one true passion-much like his father's obsession with single malt Scotch. A passion that-through trial and error-will teach him that love is an acquired taste...
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Lyrical writing. (The New York Times)
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Lyrical writing. (The New York Times) Compelling...It moves you, and you wonder what secret ingredients went into the making of your life. (The Kansas City Star)
Synopsis
A full-bodied novel of love, family-and single malt scotch. As the elder McPherson blows up whisky stills in his attempts to make single-malt scotch, Ewan falls in love at twelve years of age.
Synopsis
From the award-winning author of "Secrets of the Tsil Caf" comes a full-bodied novel of love, family, and single malt scotch. As the elder McPherson blows up whisky stills in his attempts to make single-malt scotch, his son Ewan falls in love at 12 years of age.272 pp.
About the Author
Thomas Fox Averill has published two story collections, Passes at the Moon and Seeing Mona Naked, in addition to his previous novel Secrets of the Tsil Café. He is writer-in-residence and professor of English at Washburn University.