Jessie Kesson: Writing her Life

by Isobel Murray

First ever biography of one of Scotland's most-loved 20th century writers by one of the finest literary critics of Scottish fiction. Jessie Kesson's life is the story of a writer surviving tremendous odds, and doing it triumphantly.

320 pages, Paperback

First published June 12, 2001

About the author

Isobel Murray is a Scottish academic and critic who spent much of her career at the University of Aberdeen where she was Professor of Modern Scottish Literature. Her work includes definitive editions of Wilde, a critical biography of Jessie Kesson (which won a Saltire Award) and four volumes of interviews, Scottish Writers Talking.