In ” Highland Journey”, Mairi Hedderwick retraces the steps of an obscure Victorian artist, John T. Reid, who made a sketching tour around Scotland in 1876. Hedderwick, a witty & immensely readable author of children`s books, achieves so much more than simply following in Reid`s footsteps; wonderfully realised, her quest becomes obsessional at times as she struggles to understand her mentor & guide with whom she shares a passion to conserve Scotland`s wild places & record them faithfully with exquisite illustration & insightful comment.