'Hold on tight, peedie boy, thoo's safe enough, boy, I'll look out for thee - never fret. East Lothian, 'The Garden of Scotland' and the setting of a delightfully idiosyncratic story of country life. Often hilarious, always heartfelt and at times sad, here is unfolded the ups and downs of four generations of one farming family from the northerly Orkney Isles, who move to the little farm of Cuddy Neuk in the south of Scotland just before the outbreak of the Second World War. Through the candid eyes of young Peter, the peedie boy who sets his heart on following in his somewhat eccentric grandfather's footsteps, is revealed an endearing - and never dull - Scottish story. Growing up to step into his grandfather's straw-lined wellies to run the family farm, Peter becomes a farmer father to his own sons and puts his ability to see the funny side of things to good use, as adversities crop up with an intriguing regularity ...'Pawky' rural characters, drunken ghosts, bullocks in the bedrooms, practical jokes, obscure customs and country superstitions are all added to the historic pot: a brimming and lively broth of thistle soup!

抓紧了，小男孩，这里够安全了，孩子，我会照顾你的--别担心。东洛锡安，"苏格兰的花园"，是一个令人愉快的乡村生活故事的背景。这部作品常常是搞笑的，总是发自内心的，有时也是悲伤的，在这里展开了一个来自北方奥克尼群岛的农家四代人的起伏，他们在第二次世界大战爆发前搬到了苏格兰南部的小农场Cuddy Neuk。通过小彼得--这个一心想要追随其有点古怪的祖父的脚步的小男孩的坦率的眼睛，揭示了一个可爱的--而且从不枯燥的--苏格兰故事。长大后，彼得穿上祖父的草鞋经营家庭农场，成为自己儿子的农民父亲，并把他看到事情有趣的一面的能力发挥得淋漓尽致，因为逆境经常出现......'Pawky'农村人物、醉鬼、卧室里的公牛、实用笑话、晦涩的习俗和乡村迷信都加入了这口历史大锅：一锅充满生机的蓟草汤!