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Watching: Scottish Short Stories
These insightful stories vividly evoke rural life in Scotland as seen through the eyes of the young protagonist. The immediacy of such details as riding a bike at speed, the ringing of a bell, the rituals of Halloween as well as the authenticity of the Scots language, all contribute to a powerful re-creation of a past age. In the easy flowing style one senses an artistic sensibility. "Edith Buchanan's work recalls a pastoral Scotland before the age of technology. In the musicality of the language one hears an echo of Lewis Grassic Gibbon, Jessie Kesson and the Canadian writer Alistair MacLeod." - Valerie Thornton, writer and creative writing tutor.
70 pages, Paperback
First published February 20, 2012
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April 13, 2023
My Grannys wonderful book. A set of Scottish short stories. It was lovely to get a glimpse into life as Gran grew up (even though the characters aren't based on her they are clearly inspired by her experiences). The stories often have a twist I didn't see coming and a lesson to learn in each chapter. I shall be reading these again whenever I want to feel close to her.
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