草丛中的铁锹

这本书是苏格兰西北部少数几本关于莫伊达特的书之一，它唤起了这个国家深受喜爱的地区迷人而神奇的美丽。玛格丽特·利（Margaret Leigh）对自由和独立的渴望导致她决定在西部高地（West Highlands）成为一名农场主，她已经是一位成功的作家。
这些回忆录描述了她试图将一片荒芜的克罗夫特变成一个家，以及她从荒野中夺回土地的挣扎。虽然远离闪电战，但战争的影响在整个高地都能感受到，食品和重要材料的定量配给，与不了解农场主需求的官僚的战斗，甚至在海岸外出现纳粹地雷，都让玛格丽特·利的努力受挫。但尽管困难重重，高地的土地和人民给了她前所未有的满足和幸福。
这个版本的特色是凯蒂·麦克莱恩的介绍，她在莫伊达特认识玛格丽特·利。
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Spade Among the Rushes
One of very few books available on Moidart in the north-west of Scotland, it evokes the enchanted, magical beauty of this much-loved area of the country. Margaret Leigh was already a successful author when her longing for freedom and independence led to her decision to become a crofter in the West Highlands.
These memoirs describe her attempts to transform a deserted croft into a home, and her struggles to snatch land back from the wilderness. Although far from the Blitz, the effects of the war are felt throughout the Highlands, and the rationing of food and vital materials, the battles with bureaucrats who had no understanding of a crofter’s needs, and even the appearance of a Nazi mine off the coast, all frustrate Margaret Leigh’s efforts. But despite the hardships, the land and the people of the Highlands gave her a contentment and happiness she had never known before.
This edition features an Introduction by Katie Maclean, who knew Margaret Leigh during her time in Moidart.
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