A Childhood in Scotland (Canongate Classics): 23 - Softcover

Christian Miller

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0862412307 ISBN 13: 9780862412302

Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

In this perceptive but unpretentious autobiography, Christian Miller recalls her privileged yet simultaneously deprived 1920s upper-class childhood in a castle in the Scottish highlands, giving readers an insight into the last relics of feudal life. A Childhood in Scotland describes a youth in a world where shooting came second only to religion, where questions were frowned upon, and reading seen as a waste of time.

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.

Synopsis:

Christian Miller recalls her deprived upper-class childhood in Scotland in the 1920s, where shooting came second only to religion, where questions were frowned on, toys discouraged, and reading looked on as a waste of time. The book gives readers an insight into the last relics of feudal life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0862412307
• ISBN 13: 9780862412302
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112