Brief synopsis:
Voted Scotland’s favourite novel, Sunset Song, set in rural North East Scotland, is a powerful and enduring love story told against the backdrop of war, the brutalities of farm life and a changing Scotland. Heroine Chris Guthrie is bright, capable and determined to advance herself as a woman in the modern world, yet also inextricably linked to the land and the traditions she knows. Poverty, relentless hard work and the fight to survive as the world changes around her sees Chris endure hardships and losses which ultimately lead her to choose her connection to her rural homeland over the possibilities which lie further afield. One of the strongest female literary characters of all time, Chris epitomises a woman’s ability to endure and draw strength from the land around her.
Key themes:
Love
War
Change
Resilience
Identity
The connection between man and land
Read this book when: you want to feel connected to your ancestry and the strong women who came before us.
