Elspeth Barker (1940–2022) was born #OTD, 16 Nov
Maggie O’Farrell called Barker’s classic O CALEDONIA “one of those books you proselytize about… I once decided to become friends with someone on the sole basis that she named [it] as her favourite book”
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https://lithub.com/maggie-ofarrell-on-elspeth-barkers-modern-scottish-classic-o-caledonia/
#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #gothic #comingofage