The Green Graves of Balgowrie - by Jane Helen Findlater (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Set in the 18th century, sisters Henrietta and Lucie live with their widowed mother in an isolated mansion in Balgowrie, Scotland. Inexperienced in life and love, the two sheltered sisters become separated from each other and their quiet lives. "The Green Graves of Balgowrie", Jane Helen Findlater's first novel, was a great success when it was first published in 1896. This classic tale has been out of print for more than a century and is being reprinted for the first time by Hesperus Press.

About the Author

Jane Findlater (1866-1946) was a celebrated novelist and short-story writer, sometimes in collaboration with her elder sister Mary. Her first novel, 'The Green Graves of Balgowrie' (1896), was a great success. She became known for her authentic portrayals of rural life in Scotland, and was admired by contemporaries such as Rudyard Kipling and Virginia Woolf. Her work has subsequently gone out of print and fallen into relative obscurity.