N. Brysson Morrison (1903–1986)
Autor de Mary Queen of Scots
Sobre El Autor
Obras de N. Brysson Morrison
Mary Queen-of-Scots, a Biography — Autor — 9 copias
The Keeper of Time 1 copia
The Prodigal Daughter 1 copia
The Winnowing Years 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The Other voice : Scottish women's writing since 1808 : an anthology (1988) — Contribuidor — 9 copias
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Morrison, N. Brysson
- Otros nombres
- Strathern, Christine (pseudonym)
Cost, Ann (pseudonym)
Morrison, Nancy Agnes Brysson Inglis - Fecha de nacimiento
- 1903-12-24
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1986-02-27
- Lugar de sepultura
- Tullich Churchyard, Ballater, Scotland, UK
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- UK
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Merchiston, Scotstounhill, Parish Renfrew, Scotland, UK
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- London, England, UK
- Lugares de residencia
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
London, England, UK - Educación
- Park School
Harvington College - Ocupaciones
- writer
- Relaciones
- Cost, March (sister)
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 13
- También por
- 1
- Miembros
- 249
- Popularidad
- #91,698
- Valoración
- 3.4
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 10
As the three sisters break out from a strict home to wander on the hills and mix with locals, there is throughout an overlying sense of the supernatural. Even beautiful sights are charged with an eeriness:
"When I went up the path, butterflies' wings blinked in the shadows and a dragon-fly pursued me, its head like an eye...The shadow of each newly-made haystack in Gow's field stretched to its neighbour, as if their spirits were trying to reach out to one another. From the edge of the field marguerites stared, their petals drawn back from their yellow faces, as though scared at something they had seen pass."
This constant sense of unease adds to the story which unfolds...
Should be much better known than it is...utter enjoyment!… (más)