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Item Details
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THE GOWK STORM
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| By: |
Nancy Morrisson, Edwin Morgan |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£7.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1847675441 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781847675446 |
| Publisher: |
CANONGATE BOOKS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2009 |
| Edition: |
Main |
| Pages: |
176 |
| Synopsis: |
A 'gowk storm' is an untimely fall of snow in early Spring - a fitting symbol for the anguished story that unfolds. Nearly a hundred years ago, three girls were born to a minister and his wife in a remote Highland manse; the rigid patriarchal structure of the timesis set against their approaching womanhood and growing awareness of life beyond the safety of home. After the disposal by marriage of the eldest, the sisters' lives reach a new level of intensity. Emmy, the middle sister, finds to her horror that she is falling in love with her best friend's fiancee. The unfortunate couple become estranged and a tragic outcome seems inevitable in the brooding symbolism of this disturbing story. The Gowk Storm, published in 1933, was one of many award-winning books written by Nancy Brysson Morrison. It was a Book Society Choice, went into eight impressions and was successfully dramatised. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Canongate Books Ltd |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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