{"product_id":"9781867227236_the-whisky-widow-the-new-2025-rollicking-historical-scottish-highlands-adventure-from-a-bestselling-award-winning-author","title":"The Whisky Widow: the new 2025 rollicking historical Scottish Highlands adventure from a bestselling, award-winning author","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the bestselling award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Good Wife of Bath\u003c\/em\u003e comes this rollicking historical adventure that celebrates the art of whisky distilling, the defiant spirit of the Scottish Highlanders and a woman's fearless quest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1780 Scottish Highlands \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn every glass of whisky lies a small act of rebellion...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Greer MacAlister's despised husband dies, she and her young daughter Fen find themselves in a remote whisky smuggling community in the heart of the Highlands. Here, illicit whisky making is a means of survival in a Scotland under occupation by the British, decades after the disastrous Battle of Culloden. The villagers are suspicious of the widow, but when Greer tricks excise officers away from their illegal stills with a courageous and daring act, they warm to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the excise men are out for revenge, smuggling is a dangerous business, and whisky - a drink that has long ignited passions, songs, stories and danger - is at the rebellious heart of it all. Greer and Fen have no choice but to fight for the life they want.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis rollicking story of bravery, adventure, love and murder brings alive the Scottish Highlands of long ago. It is a poem to the art of whisky distilling and a world now lost to us, as well as a eulogy for those who were forced to leave it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Karen Brooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46905574097045,"sku":"9781867227236","price":32.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781867227236.jpg?v=1776889966","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781867227236_the-whisky-widow-the-new-2025-rollicking-historical-scottish-highlands-adventure-from-a-bestselling-award-winning-author","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}