{"product_id":"the-guynd-love-other-repairs-in-rural-scotland-9781593720155","title":"The Guynd: Love \u0026 Other Repairs in Rural Scotland","description":"\u003cp\u003eA woman from New England falls for a charming Scottish landowner only to discover shes also in a complex relationship with his familys 400-year-old ancestral estate  The Guynd. Funny and heartwarming  this is the story of a house  a place  and a marriage.  Guynd (rhymes with wind) is Gaelic for a high  marshy place. Its there that Belinda Rathbones memoir takes place after her unlikely marriage and move to pastoral Scotland. There she learns to cope with a grand but crumbling mansion still recovering from the effects of two world wars  an overgrown landscape  a derelict garden  troublesome tenants  local aristocracy  Scottish rituals  and a husband who loathes change.  Alternating between enchantment and near despair  Rathbone digs into family and local history in an effort to understand her new surroundings and the ties that bind us through generations. The book lifts and excels  wrote The New York Times  Rathbone nails down a little bit of the Scottish soul in all its stark splendor.  The perfect book for anyone who loves a fish-out-of-water romance and a touching story of home.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894410018869,"sku":"ByrdShop_1593720157","price":33.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781593720155.jpg?v=1793765432","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-guynd-love-other-repairs-in-rural-scotland-9781593720155","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}