In this book, Lillian Beckwith serves up another slice of Hebridean life and a collection of local characters. Meet Johnny Comic, Morag, Kirsty, Behag, Hector, Erchy and the postie, among others.

In her charming account of the rural village of Bruach, Lillian Beckwith paints a vivid picture of life as a Hebridean crofter, introducing a cast of colourful locals including village clown Johnny Comic and the irrepressible Erchy and Hector. With her trademark warmth, wit and lively humour, "Miss Peckwitt" spins a sparkling, unsentimental tale of an idyllic, long-lost way of life. 'For an unsentimental, lively, apparently photographically accurate picture on a Hebridean island, Miss Beckwith's essays or memoirs or stories would be hard to beat.' The Times 'A sparkling book which could well become a Scottish humorous classic' Weekly Scotsman

A tourist's view of Hebridean Island-life is a cottage in the Highlands and a cow for milk. For Lillian Beckwith, it's storm-force winds, lashing hail and stinging rain. Or evenings of summer calm and molten sunsets. Not forgetting the company of cantankerous cows and election fever which sweeps through the island when one of the candidates brings a loudspeaker van to the island -- known as the loud halo to the islanders...

Filled with the same sort of happy spirits, eccentric characters, and amusing anecdotes which distinguished its predecessors, The Loud Halo brings to a humorous and spirited conclusion a wonderful trio of narratives. Originally published in 1964.

The Loud Halo continues Lillian Beckwith's account of life on a Hebridean island, following on from The Hills is Lonely andThe Seafor Breakfast. Election fever brings the first ever loudspeaker to the island.