A great wee collection of warm and humorous stories set in Ullapool and Lochbroom, a small coastal settlement in the North-West Highlands of Scotland – a traditionally close-knit community where nearly every family was still involved in the old ways of life like fishing and crofting.

Some of the stories might have been told at an old-style ceilidh – suspenseful and with supernatural overtones – while many are based on reminiscences from Nabbie's childhood, giving us an insight into the larger-than-life characters who lived here in days gone by.

"A couple of Nabbie's stories feature soup (well, you'll just have to read them...!) and this book is like a tasty broth."Don Shaw, Ullapool Bookshop

All proceeds from the sales of this book go to Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in memory of my wife, Marjorie and son, Simon.