Sunset Song
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SynopsisYoung Chris Guthrie lives a brutal life in the harsh landscape of northern Scotland, torn between her passion for the land, duty to her family and her love of books. When her mother, broken by repeated childbirths, takes her own life and poisons her two youngest children, Chris is left with her father to run the farm on her own. Soon, she is alone, and for the first time can choose how to spend her life. But, as the First World War begins, everything changes, and the young men leave Scotland for battle.
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Jennifer Decker's story
The story of a Scottish girl torn between two worlds - the life on the farm or escaping to the city to become a teacher, really resonated with me. As a teenager, and perhaps even now, I feel torn betw...
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Jeanine Simpson's story
This was the first book I ever read that was about the area I grew up in and it was amazing to read about the way life had been all those years ago- the harsh reality of being a woman in the Mearns. A...
