Where the Apple Ripens by Jessie Kesson

Where the Apple Ripens by Jessie Kesson

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Collection of short stories which draw heavily upon Jessie Kesson's own experiences of growing up in a small town in Scotland. The title story, Where the Apple Ripens, is the story of Isabel Emslie, a young girl facing up to her last day at school and an uncertain future in service in the town.

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Where the Apple Ripens by Jessie Kesson

Collection of short stories which draw heavily upon Jessie Kesson's own experiences of growing up in a small town in Scotland. The title story, Where the Apple Ripens, is the story of Isabel Emslie, a young girl facing up to her last day at school and an uncertain future in service in the town. On the very threshold of womanhood, Isabel's overwhelming zest for life and desire for new experiences leads her to the door of the local Lothario. An intense, highly charged view of rural Scotland, where sensuality wars against Calvinistic repression, this novella is one of Jessie Kesson's finest achievements.
Jessie Kesson (1916-1994) was born in Inverness and spent her childhood in the north of Scotland. She combined a successful writing career with a variety of jobs, from cleaner to artist’s model, and was a social worker for nearly twenty years, settling finally in London with her husband.
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ISBN 13 9781903265000
ISBN 10 1903265002
Title Where the Apple Ripens
Author Jessie Kesson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bonnier Books Ltd
Year published 2000-06-06
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.