Jane duncan was the pseudonym of scottish writer elizabeth jane cameron, best known for her my friends series of semiautobiographical novels. My friend sashie from the rail i looked down at sashies upturned face and the brilliant, early tropical sunlight made me think of the lights upon the stage of a theatre long ago. The same marvellous sense of the countryside and its people gives its colour and warmth to the story of flora bedamned and her family. Aug 27, 2015 my friends from cairnton by jane duncan, 9781447297918, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. My friends the miss boyds by jane duncan was first published in 1959 and its the first of a long series of books. I read all jane duncans friends books many years ago. Readers of any or all of jane duncan s friends novels will rejoice particularly in my friends george and tom, for the wise and funny characters of the title have played important supporting parts in many of the earlier books and finally have a book which is triumphantly their own.
My friends the miss boyds by jane duncan pining for the west. Jane duncan was the pseudonym of the author elizabeth jane cameron, best known for her reachfar series of semiautobiographical novels, all with titles beginning with my friends. The long my friend series by janet duncan, is semiautobiographical fiction, from her childhood in the scottish highlands, through her service in england during world war ii, her marriage and life on a caribbean sugarproducing island, to her return to scotland after the death of her husband. My friend flora by jane duncan overdrive rakuten overdrive. She can describe people in such a way that you have your own independent opinion of them and dont necessarily like or dislike the same people her protagonist who in the my friends books is basically her does. Buy my friends george and tom by jane duncan, in well read condition. Buy my friend sandy by jane duncan from waterstones today. My friend the swallow by jane duncan, hardcover barnes. Into this remote backwater come the miss boydsa clutch of flighty, townbred sisters. Author jane duncans complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. At first they are figures of fun, but the tragedy that overtakes them arouses all the compassion of the highland people. My friends the hungry generation book by jane duncan 5. Jane duncan 10 march 1910 20 october 1976 was the pseudonym of scottish writer elizabeth jane cameron, best known for her my friends series of semiautobiographical novels.
Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. The flamboyant sashie is a brilliant and subtle character, as readers of jane duncans previous friends books know. She also wrote some childrens books, and four novels under the name of. Janet sandison made her bow in my friends the miss boyds, jane duncans sparkling first novel. Join facebook to connect with jane duncan and others you may know. See all books authored by jane duncan, including my friends the miss boyds, and my friends george and tom, and more on. I think that some members of this community are based outside the uk and therefore may not have access to bbc radio scotland programme the book cafe and its segment on jane duncan. Readers of any or all of jane duncans friends novels will rejoice particularly in my friends george and tom, for the wise and funny characters of the title have played important supporting parts in many of the earlier books and finally have a book which is triumphantly their own. Aug 27, 2015 janet is an entrancing, zany creature, blessed with the right amount of humour, common sense, philosophy, a smattering of sex appeal, plus one hell of a temper.
Sexuality, race and colonialism in the my friends novels. Jane duncan was the pen name of elizabeth jane cameron. One of the fascinating things about jane austins books is that you learn about what it was like to live in another time while getting great stories about people. My friend flora is set in the reachfar countrythe black isle in rossshirewhere the narrator, janet sandison, spent her childhood and which was the setting for the first of jane duncan s enchanting books, my friends the miss boyds. Jane duncan was the pseudonym of the author elizabeth jane cameron, best. Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Janet sandison made her bow in my friends the miss boyds, jane duncan s sparkling first novel. She also wrote some childrens books, and four novels under the name of janet sandison, the heroine in the reachfar series. Jane duncan may be out of print for 40 years but she is about. Buy my friends the macleans by duncan, jane from amazons fiction books store. On 10th march we commemorate the birthday of the author jane duncan, the pen name for elizabeth jane cameron 19101976. Books by jane duncan author of my friends the miss boyds. Mar 09, 2018 jane duncan is a remarkable author in her objectivity. Home archives and special collections special collections jane duncan.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. My friend the swallow by jane duncan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Modern readers will recognize feminist motifs, a wideranging examination of womens education and work in. Elizabeth cameron pen name jane duncan grew up in scotland and lived in scotland, various parts of england and. Jane duncan has 37 books on goodreads with 2064 ratings. The author whose real name was elizabeth jane cameron was born in renton, in the west of scotland just a couple of miles from where i grew up but she lived most of her childhood at her grandparents croft on the black isle in. Aug 27, 2015 the flamboyant sashie is a brilliant and subtle character, as readers of jane duncan s previous friends books know. Arts and culture jane duncan may be out of print for 40 years but she is about to be heard again she has the best of views in kirkmichael burial ground, jane duncan. Jane duncan books list of books by author jane duncan. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk.
A lively, intelligent,empathic writer, duncan recreates the life of a small scottish village in the early twentieth century with humor and pathos. Now, they can be attained through amazon on kindle. My friend flora my friend flora is set in the reachfar countrythe black isle in rossshirewhere the narrator, janet sandison, spent her childhood and which was the setting for the first of jane duncan s enchanting books, my friends the miss boyds. Since then, gradually, most of her my friends series has been reissued in paperback. I ave want d to reread them for a long while but libraries no longer carried them and they were not available to buy. Here she is again, now a determined young woman of twenty with a university degree. One carbon letter confirms the existence of a twentieth manuscript for the my friends series. Janet sandison the narrator in all jane duncans books about her friends was brought up on a farm in rossshire in scotland and the story of two eventfu. Apart from this only her picture books remain in print. These books are so enjoyable and comforting, they do seem like friends to me. Janet is an entrancing, zany creature, blessed with the right amount of humour, common sense, philosophy, a smattering of sex appeal, plus one hell.
Mar 10, 2014 carbon copies of some of jane duncans own letters mitigate the onesided nature of the epistolary conversation found in personal archives. Jane duncan lived from 10 march 1910 to 20 october 1976. I named my daughter jane after my two favorite authors jane austin and jane duncan. Jane duncan has 37 books on goodreads with 2069 ratings. Jane duncans subsequent writing career took her into the bestseller lists. She also wrote four novels under the name of her principal heroine janet sandison, and some childrens books. This book is the first in jane duncans engaging my friends series of nineteen. My friends from cairnton by jane duncan, 9781447297918, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jane duncan was the pseudonym of scottish writer elizabeth jane cameron, bestknown for her my friends series of semiautobiographical novels.
My friends george and tom by jane duncan used well. Taking a job with a cranky penfriend organization, she. Here, seen through the uninhibited eyes of eightyearold janet sandison, is a vanished worldan isolated community living by its own unquestioned code of decency and integrity. I took notes while listening to the programme and ive typed them up. Some personal diaries belonging to jane duncan todd massey, and other bits of history from oconee county, south carolina. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Elizabeth jane cameron was born in renton in west dunbartonshire in 1910, and wrote novels under the pseudonym jane duncan. Scottish novelist jane duncans semiautobiographical my friends series was dismissed by postwar critics as lightweight, at a time when a coterie of angry young men monopolized the attention of the british publishing establishment. This series is similar except the time period is from the 1920s through the early 1960s. My friends the hungry generation by jane duncan 20150827 jan 1, 1612. Jane duncan may be out of print for 40 years but she is. The nineteen friends novels, beginning with my friends the miss boyds 1959, are those most associated with the author, although she wrote a quartet on the life of jean robertson, five childrens novels and three children picture books. The author whose real name was elizabeth jane cameron was born in renton, in the west of scotland just a couple of miles from where i grew up but she lived most of her childhood at her grandparents croft on the black isle in the highlands.
My friend flora is set in the reachfar countrythe black isle in rossshirewhere the narrator, janet sandison, spent her childhood and which was the setting for the first of jane duncans enchanting books, my friends the miss boyds. Taking a job with a cranky penfriend organization, she meets muriel. With these thoughts janet sandison says goodbye to the west indian island that has been her home for many years, for her husband twice has died, the great house where old madame dulac held court for so. Jane duncan is a remarkable author in her objectivity. My friends the hungry generation has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. She is best known for her my friends series of books, but also wrote other novels and some childrens books. Forsyth jf, then introduces viv cripps vc of millrace books who are republishing the first published book, my friends the miss boyds. Jf says she was absolutely hooked by reading the miss boyds. My friends the misses kindness by jane duncan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Buy my friends the miss boyds new edition by jane duncan isbn. Jane duncan spent her childhood in glasgow, going for holidays to the. Millers reachfar my friends series, book 11 reachfar my friends by jane duncan. Janet sandison the narrator in all jane duncan s books about her friends was brought up on a farm in rossshire in scotland and the story of two eventfu. The same marvellous sense of the countryside and its people gives its colour and warmth to the story of flora. From may 1972, beagle books edition of my friend monica. My friend flora my friend flora is set in the reachfar countrythe black isle in rossshirewhere the narrator, janet sandison, spent her childhood and which was the setting for the first of jane duncans enchanting books, my friends the miss boyds. Here, seen through the uninhibited eyes of eightyearold. Fans were extremely pleased when my friends the miss boyds was reprinted in 2010.
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