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Douglas Benson, Abigail's son-in-law, is determined to gain control of the store and completely modernise it. As the struggle for control of the store escalates, Abigail's son John - an MSP who spends much of his time in Edinburgh - presents the family with another crisis.
Features children's literature, retold in modern Scots. This work is useful for Scottish adults and youngsters.
This miscellany of Jessie Kesson's writings brings together a variety of her work in different genres, all focusing on childhood and adolescence.
Collection of short stories which draw heavily upon Jessie Kesson's own experiences of growing up in a small town in Scotland. The title story, Where the Apple Ripens, is the story of Isabel Emslie, a young girl facing up to her last day at school and an uncertain future in service in the town.
A hero of the Peninsular War, Lieutenant Alastair MacRory of Gleneidart returns home to Wester Ross to recuperate from a wound he suffered while fighting with the Highland regiments. Highland families are being evicted and sent to Canada. Alastair deserts and throws in his lot with his people.
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