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Growing up in Glasglow, Kansas, the son of a Scotsman devoted to his attempts to make a single-malt Scotch, Ewan MacPherson falls in love at the age of twelve with Shirley Porter, a devotion that follows him through adolescence into adulthood, through his diverse roles as high-school teacher, bagpipe instructor, son, and keeper of Scottish traditions. Original.
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Though it's not quite the motherland, Glasglow, Kansas, makes a fine home for Scotsman Rob MacPherson and his son Ewan. As the elder MacPherson blows up whisky stills in his attempts to make a single-malt Scotch, Ewan falls in love-at twelve years of age-with Shirley Porter. There's no turning back for Ewan. From that moment on, his heart has set its course. Through adolescence and into adulthood, through becoming a high school teacher, bagpipe instructor, loyal son, and keeper of all Scottish traditions, Ewan has found his one true passion-much like his father's obsession with single malt Scotch. A passion that-through trial and error-will teach him that love is an acquired taste...
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