When I had first come to the Hebrides Morag my landlady had advised me always to take a rope -- in case ".. . Over & over I had proved its usefulness. I might need it to catch a calf or a sheep; to carry a bundle of hay to the cow or a can of paraffin from the grocer; to tie a bundle of driftwood I had collected or a sack of peat; to secure a boat; make a temporary repair to a sagging fence or a halter for a horse.. . Excepting when they were going on holiday or to church the Bruach crofters were rarely without a length of rope either coiled around an arm or protruding from a pocket. The fourth of Lillian Beckwiths books on her life on Bruach A Rope
- In Case is packed with hilarious stories & delightful characters. Yet it is never sentimental -- always observant. Hugely enjoyable fourth book of Hebridean humour & characters Manchester Evening News"