But it was not just the two of them on this brief tour of Scotland. Their friendship colours and illuminates every page. It is obvious that, although these two actors from the Outlander series are nineteen years apart in age, they share a deep bond. Throughout the book, there are two sets of eight-page photos sandwiched between the text as well as maps, a Scottish Kings and Queens Timeline, and several double page open scrolls bearing information about The Grievances of Graham and Sam’s Scottish Slang. Notable people cited as the authors of these quotes are Robert Burns, Wilson and Chambers, Spike Milligan, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson, not forgetting Monty Python. There are sixteen chapters in this book, each with its own title, sketch and quotes from well-known poets, writers and songs. And it is also a history of the ‘Clan Lands’.Īs you have already seen, this is not a novel as such. It becomes a twin memoir as the reader learns much about the lives of these two actors during their journey. It is also a road book as they are making a TV series about several historical locations in the highlands. It is a buddy book where two friends banter and bicker their way across the Scottish Highlands.
What more needs to be said?ĭiana Gabaldon, who wrote the foreword for the book and whose books form the basis of the TV series Outlander in which the authors of this book star, also describes this book. On the back cover it also says ‘Two Men, One Country. The wording on the cover of this book, showing a photo of the authors in their kilts, says ‘Whisky, Warfare, and a Scottish Adventure Like No Other’.
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