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Welcome to our stop on the Scotland and Aye book tour!
Summary:
What could possibly go wrong when a London girl, (or penniless student armed with a hefty
collection of literary gems), falls in love with a much older and dashing Scotsman, and tries
her hand at goat-keeping, vegetable growing and life in a tiny Scottish hamlet?!
Sophia Wasiak Butler grew up as an inner-city London teen who always fostered a dream of
country life. After graduating from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne University with her English
Literature degree in her pocket, deaf to the unappealing and empty promises of the rat-
race, she invites us to accompany her as she takes the daring jump into a world where the
universal melds seamlessly with the personal. The path is bursting with literary sages,
Eastern wisdom, the gritty reality of dirt-stained nails, self-reflection and a good dose of
common sense on this adventure, always interwoven through the multicultural tapestry
which defines the author.
About the Book
Release Date: 30 th July 2019
Genre: Non-Fiction
Page Count: 140
Publisher: Clink Street Publishing
Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/47187233-scotland-and-aye
PURCHASE:
Review:
This isn't your typical fish out of water book. Sophia gives us a more nuanced tale of her time in Scotland, and how she tried to adapt to all things Scottish. Less 'down in the dirt', the book is filled with thoughts and reflections on the different episodes that happened, and tends to the more 'highbrow' 'new=agey' look on her past in the North. This can be a bit off putting, if you're looking for that fish out of water book. But there are moments of humor It's also full of travels the couple took to North America,with plenty of pictures as well. The book is a bit different, and if you're looking for 'not your norm', this might be the book for you.
About the Author
Sophia Wasiak Butler grew up in London and went on to study
English Literature at Newcastle University. With nothing but her
degree, a beanie hat and a silver suitcase to her name, it was time
for this girl to become a woman and try her hand at adult life. After
having fallen madly in love with a dashing and much older
Scotsman, it was time to put her dream to the test in Scotland. The
author now lives happily in Northern Spain in a traditional stone
house, which is 136 years old, with her dog. Apart from sharing her
passion for languages by teaching English, the author can be found
enjoying a plate of Galician octopus and sipping a glass of wine!
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