Katharine Stewart BEM (29 August 1914 in Reading, England – 27 March 2013 in

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) was an English author, crofter, teacher and postmistress. Stewart is best known for her book ''A Croft in the Hills''. First published in 1960, it describes the life of a family in a remote croft in the 1950s. The book has been republished and reprinted seven times. She has also written ''A Garden In The Hills'', ''A School In The Hills'' and ''The Post in the Hills''.Stewart, Katharine (1997) ''The Post in the Hills'', Edinburgh: The Mercat Press,

Awards

She was awarded: * The

British Empire Medal The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922 to ...

for services to the community. * A Saltire Society Award for her contribution to the understanding of Scottish Highland culture.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Katharine 1914 births 2013 deaths People from Reading, Berkshire Recipients of the British Empire Medal English women novelists 20th-century English women writers 20th-century English novelists