![]() ![]() ISBN: 9780140012200 SKU: 1281565 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the. The book was later adapted into two highly successful film versions, one (the 1949 one) being a classic of Ealing-type comedy. This 1973 Penguin Books Ltd Paperback is in Good condition. No one, save the S/S Cabinet Minister, is truly hurt during the proceedings, though a few get mildly embarrassed. A surprisingly mild, colourful, and indeed romantic novel, which is a pleasure to read. All's well that end's well, however, as couples get their love, and the natives keep their whisky out of the hands of the Excise. Much to the annoyance of the pompous and officious commander of the local Home Guard forces. A deus ex machina (very much holy, as some of the prelates on the islands note) comes in the form of a shipwreck that provides thousands upon thousands of bottles of prime Scotch whisky to the thirsty natives. Meanwhile, two different couples are trying to get around obstacles to marriage - one, a father-in-law who has a difficult time committing to anything, and the other, a ferocious, domineering mother-in-law. One even dies from the shock of being told he can't have any spirits. ![]() ![]() The natives of two small islands in the Highlands region of Scotland are suffering privation the supply of whisky has run out, because (as this is World War II) the supply must be sent to the US to earn money to fight the war. ![]()
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