Jessie Kesson wrote for the Scots Magazine with the assistance of Neil Gunn and she also produced Women’s Hour on BBC radio. Her writing reflects the hardship of her own life, but the Daily Telegraph wrote, “Miss Kesson writes beautifully, her strong, delicate prose full of poetry and humour.
She wrote The White Bird Passes in 1958. Even though this novel has been adapted for television and Scottish poet has encouraged all to “beg, borrow or steal this book,” it gathers dust on library shelves.
Read this fine piece of literature before the bookwraith claims another victim.
2 comments:
What's the book about? The last time I looked at a book by this author, it seemed like it would be yet another coming of age while poor story. I'm tired of reading these. What about this book makes it worth reading other than someone in Scotland says to?
Ooops. I forgot to mention tne name of the Scottish poet who highly recommended her. However, I did give other credentials which should have been enough of an incentive to look at the book. After all, how many people read a book simply because Oprah decided it was worth reading. I read it myself and found it very good reading but if the library patrons leave it on the shelf, this book wraith will claim another victim.
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