Christina Keith came from the small town of Thurso on the far north coast of Scotland. Highly intelligent and ambitious, she became a lecturer in Classics at a time when that was still a brave and unusual choice for a woman. Towards the end of the First World War she left behind the sheltered world of academia to live and work among soldiers of all social backgrounds as a lecturer with the Army's education scheme in France. She writes with warmth and humour of her experiences. When she and a companion travel across the devastated battlefi elds, just a short time after the guns have fallen silent, her descriptions are both evocative and moving. This unique memoir is an unforgettable read.

War Classics: The Remarkable Memoir of Scottish Scholar Christina Keith on the Western Front

Biographies & Memoirs

Johnston, Flora

Leaders & Notable People

Spellmount

‘In this wonderful debut novel, Flora Johnston prises open a forgotten window to give a rare view onto the lives of women in one of the darkest periods in Scotland’s history.’ 
James Robertson\nScotland, 1687. An unforgiving place for those who won’t conform.\nPregnant and betrayed, eighteen-year-old Jonet believes nothing could be worse than her weekly public humiliation in sackcloth. But soon she discovers that a darker fate awaits her.\nDesperate to escape, she takes refuge among an outlawed group of religious dissidents. Here Widow Helen offers friendship and understanding, but Helen’s own beliefs have already seen her imprisoned once. Can she escape the authorities a second time?\nFrom the exposed Pentland hills to the narrow closes of Edinburgh, both Helen and Jonet find their fate becomes inextricably linked with that of fugitive preacher James Renwick. As the net closes on him, they too risk everything.\nWhat does it mean to be free

What You Call Free

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Ringwood Publishing

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