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The Hills Are Stuffed With Swedish Girls

Richard Happer, MA 1994

Three lovesick men (and their cat) go on a jaunt on Scotlands glorious West Highland Way, in search of the beautiful tourist girls who they are convinced are "definitely in the next glen".

Will they find love before the tent blows away? How much damage is it possible to do on a distillery tour? Do the Swedish girls even exist? The Hills... is fast becoming a Scottish cult classic... ...a serious contender for the most entertaining book I"ve ever had the pleasure to read, and it has been the subject of a great deal of jokes and banter for the last week or so.

A hugely enjoyable, believable and very touching read. Many thanks from the depths of Glencoe! --James Roddie.... Brilliant, nearly cried with laughter at several parts and thoroughly enjoyed it. Any chance of a sequel? --Andy Ross, mwis.org.uk...

I thoroughly recommend this book to everyone who likes Scotland its not only the funniest book Ive read in ages, with some classic characters and lines, its also a very thought-provoking story with real messages (in between the chasing hot European girls and causing mayhem, that is).

Hopefully destined to become a tongue-in-cheek classic of mountain literature! --Only A Hill, UKClimbing.com.... What started off as a coarse and crude "blokes" book about beer and sex, turns in to a thoroughly engrossing adventure and travelogue. With some great characters, excruciatingly funny bits, some cringingly embarrassing bits and some real edge of your seat page turning stuff. And the ending - totally, totally brilliant. A tear jerker for even the hardest heart. Not what I was expecting at all. But brilliant. More please, Mr Happer. --S.J. Davies

ISBN: 978-0956242808

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