Remember the rowan
MacQuarrie, Kirsten2024
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Divorced and living apart from her two children as she strives against the odds to carve out a career in 1940s London, poet Kathleen Raine is initially unimpressed when she meets Gavin Maxwell, a would-be portrait painter struggling to recover from a recent breakdown. Nevertheless, the pair soon bond over childhood memories and a profound love of nature, epitomised by a mysterious vision they share of a rowan tree. When Gavin confides that he is ‘more of a man’s man’, Kathleen remains determined that their connection can survive. They share a cottage in the wildest reaches of the West Highlands, where they care for Gavin’s beloved pet otter Mij and for each other. But when tragedy strikes, love soon turns to hate, and Kathleen finds herself being written out of her own life. Inspired by the true story of Kathleen Raine and Gavin Maxwell’s ‘some-requited’ love, Remember the Rowan illuminates their extraordinary relationship and shines a light on the woman behind Ring of Bright Water. Despite the hardships Kathleen faced in her relationship with Gavin, she went on to become a well-respected and successful poet.
Main title:
Remember the rowan / Kirsten MacQuarrie.
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Imprint:
Glasgow : Ringwood Publishing, 2024.
Collation:
433 pages ; 21 cm.
Notes:
BCT - Book Club Title, multiple copies available. StKrOLA
ISBN:
9781917011044
Dewey class:
GF
Local class:
FIC
Language:
English
BRN:
4069398
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