Author Talk: Robert McWilliams – The Kiss of Sweet Scottish Rain

Robert McWilliams, Scottish by birth but now a US citizen and a Wiltonian, takes readers on his ambitious trek across Scotland with his debut book, The Kiss of Sweet Scottish Rain: A Walk from Cape Wrath to the Solway Firth.

The walk was an obstinate ambition and the start of a new direction in life. McWilliams was born in Glasgow, Scotland and graduated from Wadham College, Oxford. He joined Reuters news agency in London and spent 16 years at Reuters as a business manager in Hong Kong, Japan, the US, Venezuela and Brazil.

Now in Connecticut more than 20 years, McWilliams has contributed the “Taking a Hike” column to local newspapers every month for the past five years. He has written for A.T. Journeys, CTVisit.com, and volunteers for other outdoor causes such as the Norwalk River Valley Trail.

See the library’s registration link for more details. Q&A will follow the talk. No charge. Registration highly recommended. Books available for purchase and signing courtesy of Elm Street Books.