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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Scotland Street Press

FORMAT: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9781910895474

RRP: £9.99

PAGES: 200

PUBLICATION DATE:
February 25, 2021

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Marjorie’s Journey: On A Mission of Her Own

Ailie Cleghorn

Against the frightening backdrop of World War II, a young Scottish woman took ten children by ship through the waters of the Atlantic from Scotland to South Africa, where she set up a home for them called Bairnshaven. An unusual portrayal of motherhood, nuclear family and love, Marjorie’s story comes to life through diary pages, letters, telegrams and photographs. This true story is a fresh take on the role that women played during the war, highlighting the strength and courage shown, and focusing on hope and unconditional kindness.

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Ailie Cleghorn

Ailie Cleghorn is professor emerita from Concordia University in Montreal. As a comparative sociologist of education her research took her to several African still-developing primary and pre-primary school settings, which neatly ties in with Marjorie’s story, who herself was a Montessori trained teacher. Ailie was born and raised in Canada, however, her mother was from Scotland.