A Scots Quair, (Sunset Song, Cloud Howe, Grey Granite), Glossary of Scots Included, (Hardcover)

from thebookmagpie

Already read Sunset Song, probably going to give it a quick reread then tackle the rest.Excellent. Just excellent. Review to follow.EDIT: now I can't remember any of the great stuff I had to say about this book, goddamnit. Essentially, I think this is the best female character I have ever seen wr...

from mairi_k

An utterly involving and captivating portrait of the cataclysmic effect of WW1 on rural Scottish land-use, language and community. Chris Guthrie was perhaps Grassic Gibbon's greatest achievement, but the language is remarkable, as is the lack of sentimentality with which he portrays the occasiona...

from thebookmagpie

Already read Sunset Song, probably going to give it a quick reread then tackle the rest.Excellent. Just excellent. Review to follow.EDIT: now I can't remember any of the great stuff I had to say about this book, goddamnit. Essentially, I think this is the best female character I have ever seen wr...

from mairi_k

An utterly involving and captivating portrait of the cataclysmic effect of WW1 on rural Scottish land-use, language and community. Chris Guthrie was perhaps Grassic Gibbon's greatest achievement, but the language is remarkable, as is the lack of sentimentality with which he portrays the occasiona...