Music in the Dark
Book description
'A wonderful and moving story, beautifully told . . . an episode of history brought vividly to life' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
Jamesina Ross is long finished with men. But one night a stranger seeking lodgings knocks on the door of her tenement flat. He doesn't recognise her,…
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I read this book when it came out last year and also heard the author speak about it at the Edinburgh Book Festival. It’s a story set long after the Highland Clearances, a time when people were driven out of the glens of the Scottish highlands to be replaced by sheep. It drew me right into the human consequences which continue to unfold long after the dramatic events are over.
I particularly enjoyed the compelling main character, Jamesina Ross, who is long since damaged and disappointed yet still has the instantly recognisable dry humour and strength of an older woman…
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