It is 1964 and independence has just begun for sixteen-year-old Jamie Cameron. For the first time, he is setting out on a holiday without parental supervision. With him on his tour of the Western Highlands of his native Scotland is old school friend Colin, only a couple of years older yet wise, confident and devastatingly attractive to women. Both lads will be changed by their experiences. Combining romance, humour and perilous exploits, Highland Adventures allows the reader to take in the wonder of the spectacular landscape in which the story is set. As well as providing a bracing introduction to the history and geography of western Scotland, the novel is an enchanting reminder of an age in which decency and kindness coloured every relationship, from the most casual encounter to the intensity of a boy"s first experience of true love.