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The acclaimed novel of brothers working on a Scottish estate during WWII "has a strange haunting poetic quality…a fable of eternal significance" (Iain Crichton Smith).As World War II rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pinecones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. Once the forest is cut down to support the war effort, the cones will be used to replenish what is lost. For ... En savoir plus

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The acclaimed novel of brothers working on a Scottish estate during WWII "has a strange haunting poetic quality…a fable of eternal significance" (Iain Crichton Smith).As World War II rages through Europe, brothers Calum and Neil work to gather pinecones in the grounds of a Scottish estate. Once the forest is cut down to support the war effort, the cones will be used to replenish what is lost. For
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When the children of industrial Gowburgh are evacuated to the quiet Scottish village of Langrigg, the contrast is stark. The village prides itself on order, cleanliness and calm. But as the evacuees arrive, tensions rise, and this quiet enclave must reckon with the realities of war, class and community. This reprint of a 1956 classic includes an introduction from IWM, which puts the novel in ... En savoir plus

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Lady Magdalen

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This beautifully rendered novel of 17th century Scotland imagines the life of Lady Magdalene, 1st Marchioness of Montrose, during the English Civil War.Magadalen, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Lord Carnegie of Kinnaird, shares with her childhood friend, Francis Gowrie of Mintlaw, a love of art and beauty, and a horror of barbaric practices such as the burning of women thought to be witches. ... En savoir plus

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Just Duffy

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This "challenging and absorbing" novel by the author of The Cone Gatherers explores evil done in the name of goodness with "a powerful and mordant irony" ( The Scotsman, UK).Set amidst the urban decay of Lanarkshire, Robin Jenkins's Just Duffy reads like a modern-day Confession of a Justified Sinner. A teenager named Duffy, convinced of his own moral rectitude and appalled at the depravity around ... En savoir plus

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