Childhood in Scotland - Hardcover

Miller, Christian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0385174748 ISBN 13: 9780385174749

Publisher: John Murray Pubs Ltd, 1982

Synopsis

Originally published in 1981 and now reissued in paperback, an autobiographical account of Miller's deprived yet upper-class childhood in Scotland in the 1920s, telling of a life devoid of affection and encouragement though rich in material things.

About this title

About the Author:

Christian Miller, the youngest of a family of six, was born in 1920. Brought up on her father's estate in the highlands of Scotland, she was educated by governesses. After the death of her father, the estate was inherited by her elder brother, and the rest of the family moved to London, where – at eighteen – she became a debutante. During the Second World War, having started as an aircraft fitter working on heavy bombers, she became a technical adviser in the Ministry of Production. She married during the war and had two daughters, and it was not until the 1960s that she started writing, beginning with short stories, which were widely translated. A Childhood in Scotland (1981) first appeared in The New Yorker, and received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award in 1982.

About this edition

• Publisher: John Murray Pubs Ltd
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0385174748
• ISBN 13: 9780385174749
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Evans Ray