– Customer review on 14/01/2012

This book is truly a travelogue--I feel I could take it and follow the descriptions even without a map. (But I get easily lost, so I probably would take a map.) Vivid description and the use of all the senses are techniques Higgs uses in all her books. This one is no exception. Because of the first person approach, talking to the rider (reader) in the other seat, the reader gains a sense of immediacy. I picked up this book to complement the reading of Higgs' four historical novels, including Grace in Thine Eyes for which I am currently a book study leader. The only hesitation I have about giving it 5 stars is that, even with a detailed map in the front, I found myself kind of confused as to where we were at times. I finally started notating page numbers on the map to connect the map and the book. Now I am overwhelmed with the desire to go to Scotland!