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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Saraband

FORMAT: Hardback

ISBN: 9781910192436

RRP: £7.99

PUBLICATION DATE:
January 19, 2017

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For Jean: Poems & Songs by Robert Burns

Catherine Czerkawska

A New Collection of Robert Burns’ Poems and Songs Written for his Wife, Jean Armour. Jean was a beautiful young woman with the voice of a nightingale and who loved to dance – these being among the qualities that caught the eye of her young suitor, who rapidly fell in love with her. Their extraordinary marriage was passionate, tempestuous, and enduring against all odds, and Burns wrote countless lines of verse for her, or with her in mind. Until now, Jean has been inexplicably neglected by biographers and historians. To accompany the release of Catherine Czerkawska’s new novel about Jean – The Jewel – this volume is annotated with a glossary and notes on each of the poems.

Reviews of For Jean: Poems & Songs by Robert Burns

Praise for Catherine Czerkawska's previous novel, The Physic Garden: ""A great novel. It is a beautiful, elegant, at times elegiac, expression and exploration of betrayal."" – Cally Phillips, IEBR Review. ""Elegant, restrained prose…compelling"" – Sunday Times pick of historical fiction. ""Historical fiction at its most luxurious."" – Authors Electric. ""A powerful story of love and obligation."" – John Burnside. ""Moving, poetic and quietly provocative."" – The Independent. ""Heart-warming, realistic and page-turning."" – Lorraine Kelly. ""Beautiful – lyrical and sensual."" – Hilary Ely. ""Blisteringly eloquent"" – The Scotsman.

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Catherine Czerkawska

Catherine Czerkawska is a multi-award-winning novelist and playwright based in Scotland. She has written plays for the stage, ITV and BBC Radio 4, and has published numerous short stories. Her eight novels include The Curiosity Cabinet, shortlisted for the Dundee International Book Prize and serialised on BBC radio in 2013, and The Jewel.