The Guynd: Love & Other Repairs in Rural Scotland
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A funny and heartwarming memoir by an American writer who married an aristocratic Scottish landowner. Belinda Rathbone wasn't prepared for life in her husband's large ancestral estate, "The Guynd" (a Gaelic word, rhymes with "wind"). We follow her steep learning curve in dealing with a grand and crumbling mansion, still recovering from the effects of two World Wars, as well as an overgrown landscape, a derelict garden, troublesome tenants, local aristocracy, Scottish rituals, and a husband for whom change is anathema. A son draws the author into an intimate relationship with every tier of the local society, while a visiting American friend heightens the strain of the ever-present culture gap. Alternating between enchantment and despair, Rathbone digs into family and local history in an effort to understand her surroundings and free her husband from the grip of the past.
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