Should Auld Acquaintance
Discovering the Woman Behind Robert Burns
edition:Paperback
Robert Burns' "Belle of Mauchline" is given a voice in this lyrical and intimate depiction of the life of Jean Armour, known simply as the wife of the infamous poet and mother of nine of his children. Melanie Murray's biographical Should Auld Acquaintance reveals the historical tale of the talented farmer, a forbidden affair, and the tumultuous lif …
The Woods
A Year on Protection Island
edition:Paperback
"Amber McMillan's writing balances an eye for the unusual and resiliently beautiful with a sympathy for the frailties common to all her islanders."
-Kevin Chong, author of Baroque-a-Nova, Neil Young Nation and Beauty Plus Pity
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The Woods: A Year on Protection Island is a personal memoir that probes the unique and sometimes unsettling tenor of life …
