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Tea at Miss Cranston's
Author(s): Anna Blair (Author)
- Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
- Publication Date: 30 Jun. 2006
- Language: English
- Print length: 320 pages
- ISBN-10: 1841584444
- ISBN-13: 9781841584447
Book Description
In Tea at Miss Cranston’s Anna Blair recreates a bygone era through the recollections of countless Glaswegians who shared their memories with her during extensive interviews. Nostalgic, yet never rose-tinted or bitter, they offer a candid picture of the joys and hardships – as well as of the mundane and everyday occurrences – of past times. This omnibus edition of her much acclaimed books is a feast of history and together provide a fascinating glimpse into the vibrant and intimate insides of a great city in years gone by.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘Anna Blair has a sensitive ear for dialect and a touch of gentle wit in linking her narrative’
― The Herald
‘It’s these apparently inconsequential accounts that make bygone eras vibrate with life’
― Scots Magazine
About the Author
Apart from her student years and a two-year stay in Malaysia, Anna Blair has always lived in Glasgow’s Southside. She attended Giffnock Primary School then Hutchesons’ Girls’ Grammar School. She graduated from Dunfermline College of Physical Education in 1947.
