A Breath of Border Air Author:Lavinia Derwent Well known for her vivid pen-portraits and shrewd observations, Lavinia Derwent here memorably portrays a childhood spent on a lonely farm in the Scottish Border country. Hers was an enchanted world of adventure: a world of wayward but endearing farm animals, and of local characters like Jock-the-herd...and of Lavinia's closest friend, Jessie, w... more »ho never failed to temper her earthy wisdom with a rare sense of humour.
"Any exiled Scot will breathe this fine air with joy" -- Yorkshire Post
This writer delightfully carries you off to another time and place, the Scottish Borders country in the early part of the 20th Century. A lovely memoir that I enjoyed from start to finish and look forward to continuing the tale in her other books.