The Pirlie Pig

Matt and Lily Barclay live in the Fife village of Pennyglen, with their children, Janet, Meg, Ellen and Willie, whilst the local ‘big house’, Pitlady, is home to Mr and Mrs Grierson and their son Colin. Before her marriage Lily had been lady’s maid to Mrs Grierson’s sister Lucille, who now lived in America. As the children grow older, Colin and Willie become friends, and the lives of the two families become linked once again. The Barclay girls are beginning to spread their wings and look for employment, when Meg overhears something which changes her life…