The annual pilgrimage to the Auld Stones is a tradition that goes back beyond memory, and young Hamish, first mate on the Girl Maggie, is chuffed that he’s been invited to this exclusive gathering – usually reserved for the most senior members of Kinloch’s fishing community.
Meanwhile, it appears that the new owners of the Firdale Hotel are intent upon turning their customers teetotal, such is the exorbitant price they are charging for whisky. Wily skipper Sandy Hoynes comes up with a plan to deliver the spirit to the thirsty villagers at a price they can afford through his connections with a local still-man.
But when the Revenue are tipped off, it looks as though Hoynes and Hamish’s mercy mission might run aground. Can the power of the Auld Stones come to their rescue, and is the reappearance of a face from Hoynes’ past a sign for good or ill?
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There are places all over the world that elicit strange feelings of ancient things on the edge of consciousness.
– PROLOGUE
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(Polygon, 4 November 2021, e-book, 144 pages, borrowed from @NACLibraries via @BorrowBox, #POPSUGARReadingChallenge, a book recommended by a librarian)
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I’ve only read a couple of books by the author. I chose to read A Toast to the Old Stones at random as it first the Popsugar prompt. I haven’t read the first book. I enjoyed this short tale a lot. It has a dark undertone at times but I really enjoyed the folk tale tone of the book. There’s also a twist at the end that took me by surprise. I liked to be surprised. I plan to read the other took Kinloch tales. I enjoyed this a lot and would recommend it.
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