Lifting the Lid: A Life at Kinloch Lodge, Skye

Full of anecdotes and humor, this account chronicles the happenings of four eventful decades to tell the story of how cook Claire Macdonald, her husband—clan chief Godfrey Macdonald—and their family built up Kinloch from its insignificant beginnings to the great culinary institution it is today. Sharing the difficulties they encountered in the process, including an intermittent water supply, a shortage of telephones, a lack of fresh vegetables, and problems with fire regulations, this memoir also includes a selection of seasonal recipes.