In the quiet woods at the foot of Mount Snowdon a young local lad is looking for the fabled Welsh dragon. Dangling from the balcony of a regal English manor house is a young lady whose afternoon tea has taken a tricky turn. While on the shores of the Isle of Skye a family of unimpressed Americans are about to experience the boat trip of their lives.
In twenty short stories "The Skye's the Limit" takes you on a tour of the British Isles that will resolve the question of what exactly puts the "Great" into Great Britain.
Lighthearted, humorous, spooky and at times romantic, this book really is the best of British.
What is it exactly that puts the “Great” into Great Britain? Is it the breathtaking scenery? The history, culture and ancient myths of this ancient country? Or is it the Brits themselves and their curious capacity to become mixed up in all sorts of amusing, embarrassing and undeniably bizarre situations?
From an amazingly awkward wedding catastrophe in the impressive York Cathedral and a disastrous hot air balloon ride above the iconic White Cliffs of Dover, to a heart warming ghost story on the Yorkshire moors and a defiant defense of often belittled British food, in “The Skye’s the Limit” we find the best and the worst that the funny little North Atlantic island has to offer.
Sometimes sweet, occasionally sentimental, often suspenseful and certainly silly; these twenty short stories offer a little glimpse into the complexities of the British way of life in all its ridiculous glory.