One carbon letter confirms the existence of a twentieth manuscript for the my friends series. 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. These books are so enjoyable and comforting, they do seem like friends to me. 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.
Janet is an entrancing, zany creature, blessed with the right amount of humour, common sense, philosophy, a smattering of sex appeal, plus one hell. I read all jane duncans friends books many years ago. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. She also wrote four novels under the name of her principal heroine janet sandison, and some childrens books. 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. She is best known for her my friends series of books, but also wrote other novels and some childrens books. My friends the mrs millers published 1965 my friends from cairnton published 1966 both by jane duncan it is the 19. 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.
On 10th march we commemorate the birthday of the author jane duncan, the pen name for elizabeth jane cameron 19101976. Buy my friend sandy by jane duncan from waterstones today. Author jane duncans complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jane duncan was the pseudonym of scottish writer elizabeth jane cameron, best known for her my friends series of semiautobiographical novels. Jane duncan is a remarkable author in her objectivity. My friends the miss boyds by jane duncan was first published in 1959 and its the first of a long series of books. Jane duncan was the pen name of elizabeth jane cameron. Mar 10, 2014 carbon copies of some of jane duncans own letters mitigate the onesided nature of the epistolary conversation found in personal archives. I named my daughter jane after my two favorite authors jane austin and jane duncan. 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. My friend flora by jane duncan overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Elizabeth jane cameron was born in renton in west dunbartonshire in 1910, and wrote novels under the pseudonym jane duncan. Buy my friends george and tom by jane duncan, in well read condition. Buy my friends the macleans by duncan, jane from amazons fiction books store. Forsyth jf, then introduces viv cripps vc of millrace books who are republishing the first published book, my friends the miss boyds. 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. Jane duncan has 37 books on goodreads with 2069 ratings. 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. 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. Mar 09, 2018 jane duncan is a remarkable author in her objectivity. Modern readers will recognize feminist motifs, a wideranging examination of womens education and work in. She also wrote some childrens books, and four novels under the name of janet sandison, the heroine in the reachfar series. Jane duncan is a scottish writer neglected by critics and ripe for reappraisal.
Jane duncan may be out of print for 40 years but she is. See all books authored by jane duncan, including my friends the miss boyds, and my friends george and tom, and more on. Jane duncan spent her childhood in glasgow, going for holidays to the. 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. My friends the miss boyds by jane duncan pining for the west. Since then, gradually, most of her my friends series has been reissued in paperback. Jane duncan was the pseudonym of the author elizabeth jane cameron, best. 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. My friends george and tom by jane duncan used well. She also wrote some childrens books, and four novels under the name of. 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. 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 same marvellous sense of the countryside and its people gives its colour and warmth to the story of flora.
Janet sandison made her bow in my friends the miss boyds, jane duncan s sparkling first novel. Aug 27, 2015 the flamboyant sashie is a brilliant and subtle character, as readers of jane duncan s previous friends books know. Into this remote backwater come the miss boydsa clutch of flighty, townbred sisters. Elizabeth cameron pen name jane duncan grew up in scotland and lived in scotland, various parts of england and. Log in or sign up for facebook to connect with friends, family and people you know. 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. My friend the swallow by jane duncan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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.
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. Here she is again, now a determined young woman of twenty with a university degree. Jf says she was absolutely hooked by reading the miss boyds. 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. Sexuality, race and colonialism in the my friends novels. Aug 27, 2015 my friends from cairnton by jane duncan, 9781447297918, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jane duncan has 37 books on goodreads with 2064 ratings. Now, they can be attained through amazon on kindle. 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. 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. 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 the hungry generation has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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.
At first they are figures of fun, but the tragedy that overtakes them arouses all the compassion of the highland people. This book is the first in jane duncans engaging my friends series of nineteen. My friend the swallow by jane duncan, hardcover barnes. Fans were extremely pleased when my friends the miss boyds was reprinted in 2010. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. My friends the misses kindness by jane duncan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. From may 1972, beagle books edition of my friend monica.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. I took notes while listening to the programme and ive typed them up. Jane duncan lived from 10 march 1910 to 20 october 1976. Books by jane duncan author of my friends the miss boyds. 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.
Home archives and special collections special collections jane duncan. This series is similar except the time period is from the 1920s through the early 1960s. Taking a job with a cranky penfriend organization, she. My friends the hungry generation book by jane duncan 5. A lively, intelligent,empathic writer, duncan recreates the life of a small scottish village in the early twentieth century with humor and pathos. Apart from this only her picture books remain in print. Jane duncans subsequent writing career took her into the bestseller lists. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. 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. The same marvellous sense of the countryside and its people gives its colour and warmth to the story of flora bedamned and her family.
I ave want d to reread them for a long while but libraries no longer carried them and they were not available to buy. My friends the hungry generation by jane duncan 20150827 jan 1, 1612. Taking a job with a cranky penfriend organization, she meets muriel. Jane duncan books list of books by author jane duncan.
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