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Beyond the Borders
Lavinia Derwent's "Border" books are acknowledged classics of nostalgia, humour and shrewd observation. In her new book she continues her autobiography, away from her childhood in rural Roxburghshire and into the big city life of Glasgow and a job in book-pubishing. Lavinia remains a country mouse rather than a town mouse at heart - but soon the horizons open even wider, to trips to Egypt and Switzerland, to authorship, and even to digs in a house where a murder had been committed. In the course of this book Lavinia Derwent becomes a success in the eyes of the world, with contacts with well-known authors and even a decoration from the Queen - but her eye remains as sharp and her heart as generous throughout.
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First published January 1, 1988
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Lavinia Derwent
88 books4 followersLavinia Derwent (1909 – 1989) was the pen name of Scottish author and broadcaster Elizabeth Dodd MBE.
She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot hills some seven miles from Jedburgh. She began making up stories about animals at an early age. Her most famous creation was "Tammy Troot" who entranced generations of children. She also wrote a best-selling book about an island called Sula which later featured in a film. The novels were: Sula (1969), Return to Sula (1971), The Boy From Sula (1973) and Song of Sula (1976). She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby (1985). Her autobiographical books, particularly A Breath of Border Air recreate a world when it was the more fundamental things of life that mattered. Her Border Bairn series is set around Jedburgh, and Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting. She wrote the wee kirk moose poem.
In the 1970s she co-presented the television series Teatime Tales (alternating with Molly Weir and Cliff Hanley) on STV in which she recollected stories from her own childhood.
She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot hills some seven miles from Jedburgh. She began making up stories about animals at an early age. Her most famous creation was "Tammy Troot" who entranced generations of children. She also wrote a best-selling book about an island called Sula which later featured in a film. The novels were: Sula (1969), Return to Sula (1971), The Boy From Sula (1973) and Song of Sula (1976). She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby (1985). Her autobiographical books, particularly A Breath of Border Air recreate a world when it was the more fundamental things of life that mattered. Her Border Bairn series is set around Jedburgh, and Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting. She wrote the wee kirk moose poem.
In the 1970s she co-presented the television series Teatime Tales (alternating with Molly Weir and Cliff Hanley) on STV in which she recollected stories from her own childhood.
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October 28, 2011
Perfect book for a break from crime.Very nostalgic.
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