The Gowk Storm (Canongate Classics)
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Book Overview
A 'gowk storm' is an untimely fall of snow in early Spring - a fitting symbol for the anguished story that unfolds in this novel. Like Chekov's famous play, and even more like the real-life Bront s whose story she told in another book, Morrisson tells the story of three girls who were born to a minister and his wife in a remote Highland manse, nearly a hundred years ago. It is narrated by the youngest sister, Lisbet, who describes the love affairs of her older sisters, Julia and Emmy, each of whom falls in love with a man deemed an unacceptable match by their patriarchal, rigid and prejudiced society. These societal strictures are set against approaching womanhood, the growing awareness of a life beyond the safety of home, and the wild beauty of the surrounding countryside.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0862412226
ISBN13:9780862412227
Release Date:January 2001
Publisher:Birlinn
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.0" x 7.7"
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Burning Down the Gowk: The Revolutionary Passion of Nancy B.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Nancy B.'s touching story of the needle and the damage done is heartbreakingly tragic and an incredibly brilliant work in its imagery. As we watch three young sisters, much like the Bronte girls, or in modern times the stunning Olsen twins of the sublimely intense Full House, we come to realize that not only are the simultaneous temptations of love and heroin the downfall of a post-Victorian generation women, alienated from the cruel patriachy, but the insanity of the Gowk is contagious...cuckoo-cuckoo... With the brilliant symoblism of storm (danger) and sun (happy picnic) we get a step in modern literature that is still today leaps beyond anything else in the cannon, other than possibly Victoria Beckham's new autobiography (a must read for any fan!). If you like action, if you like love, if you like miniature donkeys, if you like drugs (or at least reading about them because as an escapist you are too afraid to try them yourself), then I HIGHly recommend the Gowk Storm. Honestly. Nancy B. peace out.
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