Whisky Galore
Author | : Compton Mackenzie |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2015-10-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781473524507 |
ISBN-13 | : 1473524504 |
Rating | : 4/5 (504 Downloads) |
Download or read book Whisky Galore written by Compton Mackenzie and published by Random House. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's 1943 and the war has brought rationing to the Hebridean islands of Great and Little Todday. When food is in short supply, it is bad enough, but when the whisky runs out, it looks like the end of the world. Morale is at rock bottom. George Campbell needs a wee dram to give him the courage to stand up to his mother and marry Catriona. The priest, the doctor and, of course, the landlord at the inn are all having a very thin time of it. There's no conversation, no jolity, no fun - until a shipwreck off the coast brings a piece of extraordinary good fortune...