A Season in Dornoch: Golf & Life in the Scottish Highlands | Simon & Schuster

In A Season in Dornoch: Golf and Life in the Scottish Highlands, Simon & Schuster invites readers into a sun-kissed Scottish summer. A renowned golf writer spends the season among Dornoch's bright characters and the storied Royal Dornoch course. The book blends vivid on the links with intimate portraits of locals—the colorful and sometimes quirky ninth-generation families, the poetry-spouting barmen, and the village rhythms that settle in after a long day on the greens.

The setting is a place where sea wind carries salt and peat, where each fairway folds toward the Moray Firth and old stone pubs glow with warm light. The author’s observations land with precision: the turf underfoot, the crisp clack of clubs, and the quiet humor that lingers in the corners of a small coastal town. The atmosphere invites you to linger, to picture the sea spray and the soft scrub of the grass as you turn the pages.

What you may experience

• Twilight golf matches that glow as daylight fades over the Scottish coastline
• Vivid portraits of ninth-generation residents and the daily life of a tight-knit community
• Witty, poetry-laced conversations in local pubs that color the evening
• Scenes where sport, storytelling, and landscape mingle into a memorable summer vignette

Writing that honors place and people

Beyond the surface of golf lore, the narrative works as a thoughtful meditation on place, craft, and community. The author’s voice blends precise golf-writing with intimate character sketches, offering readers a doorway into a storied course and the people who helped shape it. The 25,000-copy first printing signals a deliberate, collectible edition that may find a home on shelves next to other landscape and sport memoirs.

• Ideal for golf lovers seeking behind-the-scenes glimpses of course culture
• Great for travel readers drawn to small-town life on Scotland's coast
• Perfect for fans of literary nonfiction that pairs place with character-driven storytelling

Whether you’re planning a weekend reading retreat or exploring a new Highlands perspective, this book offers a window into a world where the links meet the shore in quiet humor and reflective prose.