Poverty Castle by Robin Jenkins

Poverty Castle by Robin Jenkins

Poverty Castle is an absorbing work of contrasts and subtle irony centred around an idealistic family in Argyll. A compelling novel, it deals with human nature, as always with Jenkins, and the socialism of industrial Glasgow.

'His persistent creativity for a half-century makes this Scottish writer worthy of the greatest respect throughout the English-language world'

-- Paul Binding * Guardian *

'Let me alert everyone to the best-kept secret in modern British literature.. if you are interested in books that are humane and wise, not slick and cynical; then treat yourself this year to some Robin Jenkins'

-- Andrew Marr

'Many people can produce a novel, but very few are authentic writers whose sentences and paragraphs give intrinsic pleasure. Jenkins is one of them'

-- J. B. Pick

'Jenkins [is] a remarkable writer whose gentlest touch induces the greatest of pleasures'

* The Times *

Robin Jenkins was born in 1912. He studied at Glasgow University and travelled and worked in Spain, Afghanistan and Borneo. He is the author of over twenty novels, including the acclaimed Fergus Lamont and The Cone Gatherers. In 2003 he was awarded a Saltire Award for Life-time Achievement. He died in 2005. 

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ISBN 13	9781846970153
ISBN 10	1846970156
Title	Poverty Castle
Author	Robin Jenkins
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2007-06-08
Number of pages	320
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