Description
In the Scottish town of Barbie, a proud, taciturn carrier, John Gourlay, finds his hard-won standing threatened by the town’s envy, gossip, and quiet schemes. As his livelihood and local rights come under pressure and rivalries intensify, Gourlay’s determination to keep control of his world collides with the corrosive scrutiny of the “bodies” around him. When he sends his 12-year-old son, John, toward education and opportunity, overheard plans and shifting ambitions force the family to confront what success costs—and what it cannot protect against. With a sharp, unsentimental realism and a keen eye for social power, the novel explores themes of pride, class resentment, moral stagnation, and the way community judgment can become its own kind of captivity.
Available Editions
paperback
Independently Published
Published Jan 1, 2021
316 pages
ISBN: 9798729602322
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First Published
1901
Language
eng
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