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Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon
Set in a farming community in the north east of Scotland, Sunset Song charts Chris Guthrie's struggle to adapt to her new world as a widow and single mother in the aftermath of the First World War. The survival of her fragile family hangs on her belief that beyond the sunset there lies hope.
Ayrshire Idylls by Neil Munro
A collection of short stories by Neil Munro describing Ayrshire characters and scenes. Featuring the last stand of Richard Cameron, the famous religious reformer, and also Alexander Peden, another Covenanter leader. The collection also includes four episodes from the life of Robert Burns, including the creation of his famous poem Tam o' Shanter.
The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown
Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, the novel describes the struggles of John Gourlay against the scheming of the envious villagers, an ambitious competitor, and the arrival of the railway. Brown's 'truthful' plot was welcomed as an antidote to the 'Kailyard' school of writing.
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