'Living With The Laird' is the story of Belinda Rathbone, an austere 39-year-old New York art historian who meets John Ouchterlony, an eccentric 53-year-old Anglo-Scot bachelor who just happens to have recently inherited the family seat (The Guynd) near Arbroath, Angus.

This text reveals the real story of George Best, as told by those who knew him best and loved him most. This is the inside story of the ordinary Belfast family whose love for, and contact with, their famous son and brother never wavered down through the years.

18-year-old Irene Angel lives with her parents in a tiny room above the shop where her crippled mother ekes out a living selling pickles and sauces, whilst her charming but feckless father Billy gambles away what little money they do manage to earn. And it is all Irene can do to keep the family together.