Biography & Autobiography: Literary
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George Mackay Brown: The Wound And The Gift
£12.99
- Paperback - Saint Andrew
Ron Ferguson, who was described by George Mackay Brown as 'a true craftsman in literature' tracks with curiosity and passion his friend's literary and spiritual journey, including his controversial move from Presbyterianism to Roman Catholicism. -
Add to BasketGeorge Mackay Brown: The Wound And The Gift
£16.99
- Hardback - Saint Andrew
George Mackay Brown was as enigmatic a man you could find - even by the standard of poets and Orcadians. Notoriously guarded about his personal life, and particularly his religious and spiritual life, his poems were infused with his acute awareness of the divine and the mystical. This is his story. -
Add to BasketThe Green Snake: Life Memories
£17.00
- Paperback - Floris
Told from the perspective of the anthroposophical artist Margarita Woloschin, this is a first-hand account of her privileged upbringing in Russia and subsequent life. Her vivid recollections at the end of the 19th century are related in a lyrical, evocative timbre that echoes throughout the book. -
Add to BasketGod, The Poet And The Devil: Robert Burns And Religion
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- Hardback - Saint Andrew
Told chronologically, this title tells the story of Burns' life from his family's background in the Mearns to his early death in Dumfries and his influence beyond. It discusses his relationship with God and religion and the dilemma - how did this intensely moral man reconcile this with his notoriously libertarian lifestyle? -
Add to BasketGeorge Mackay Brown: The Life
£7.49
- Paperback - John Murray
George Mackay Brown was one of Scotland's greatest 20th century writers, but in person a bundle of paradoxes. Maggie Fergusson interviewed him several times and is the only biographer to whom he gave his blessing. Through his letters and through conversations with his acquaintance, she discovers that his life was vivid and surprising.
