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Figs of the Imagination

Tales of Bairns, Wee Men, Lads & Lassies.

by (author) Alan J. Yates

Publisher
Trafford Publishing
Initial publish date
Jan 2010
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781426932267
    Publish Date
    Jan 2010
    List Price
    $20.5

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Description

This work explores the nature and character of childhood influences through anecdotes about life in Lowland Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s. The young protagonist learns key lessons about life through a series of adventures and misadventures. These experiences are underlined by poems that open each chapter and the work features Scottish dialect, which sharpens the sense of milieu. Partly fictional and partly based on the author's experiences. Figs of the Imagination illustrates how much we are a product of the formative years and how these key life experiences prepare children to become adults.

About the author

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Alan J. Yates moved to Canada in his late teens, where he pursued a career in journalism and broadcasting, much of it with the CBC. He also pursued an academic path on the side, with graduate degrees in Communications from McGill University in Montreal and taught Communications at the University of Ottawa. Now retired, he lives in Ottawa.

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