"It was a long journey from the West Indies to Scotland - but Janet's holiday turned out to be unforgettable ." " "It was a wrench for Janet to leave her husband behind-but Twice's heart condition did not permit him to leave the West Indies. So she set off to Scotland without him, to spend a holiday with her family-her brother Jock, his wife and their three lively children, Liz, Duncan and George. Having to take their mother's place while she is in hospital, Janet finds the Hungry Generation almost too much for her . but stories of her childhood at Reachfar prove the first step towards a surprising alliance .