{"product_id":"music-in-the-hills-9781913054656","title":"Music in the Hills","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I like Mureth,\" declared Lady Shaw. \"There's something about Mureth.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It does things to people,\" Mamie agreed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady Shaw considered this. It sounded silly, but was it really silly. People said that Mamie Johnstone was a fool, and it was true that sometimes she said things that sounded foolish ... but the things she \u003c\/em\u003edid\u003cem\u003e were wise.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMamie Johnstone, sister of Caroline Dering whom we met in \u003cem\u003eVittoria Cottage\u003c\/em\u003e, and her husband Jock are popular figures in the village of Mureth, not far from the town of Drumburly in the Scottish Borders. Jock and Mamie have no children to inherit their farm, so they have adopted Caroline's son James. But James arrives at Mureth a bit shell-shocked from having proposed to Rhoda Ware, a successful London artist he has loved for years, and being refused. James buries himself in farming with Jock, and takes comfort in the company of Holly Douglas, a niece of the local gentry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFortunately for all involved, there is Mamie to do wise things and ensure that all is put right in the end  This new edition features an introduction by Alexander McCall Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mistress of the light novel\" \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3096621\"\u003eD. E. Stevenson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12233327\"\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913054656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913054659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42684764881133,"sku":"9781913054656","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_5092f39b-1180-4b33-9e00-b21b69f38b81.jpg?v=1649758511","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/music-in-the-hills-9781913054656","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}