A Scots quair
Gibbon, Lewis Grassic, 1901-19351986
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Chris Guthrie, torn between her love of the land and her desire to escape the narrow horizons of a peasant culture, is the thread that links these three works. In them, Gibbon interweaves the personal joys and sorrows of Chris' life with the greater historical and political events of the time. "Sunset Song," the first and most celebrated book of the trilogy, covers the early years of the 20th century, including World War I. Chris survives, with her son Ewan, but the tragedy has struck and her wild spirit subdued. In "Cloud Howe," as the minister's wife, Chris learns to love again, and we witness the cruel gossip and high comedy of small village life until, once again, Chris suffers a terrible loss. "Grey Granite" focuses on her son Ewan and his passionate involvement with justice for the common man. For Chris, with her intuitive strength, nothing lasts--only the land endures
Main title:
A Scots quair / Lewis Grassic Gibbon ; introduction by David Kerr Cameron.
Author:
Gibbon, Lewis Grassic, 1901-1935, author
Edition:
Omnibus ed / introduction by David Kerr Cameron.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1986.
Collation:
496 pages : music ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: in one volume. London : Jarrolds, 1946.
Contents:
Contents: Sunset song. Originally published: London : Jarrolds, 1932 - Cloud howe. Originally published: London : Jarrolds, 1933 -Grey granite. Originally published: London : Jarrolds, 1934.
ISBN:
01401809159780140180916
Dewey class:
823.912823.912
Local class:
FFT PBKCLASSICReserve stock
Language:
English
Index terms:
English fictionScotland
BRN:
305645
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