Green Corn i the Breer bi Gordon M Hay
A selection o short stories an owersettins maistly in Doric. Puckles o e stories hae bin winners in e Buchan Heritage Society's Story Writin an Storytellin competitions.
Maistly set in e Northeast, Gordon caas on his years o experience as a country toon lawyer an his fairmin backgrun tae bring us a rare collection o original stories aat introduce ye tae a hantle o worthies aat micht easy be yer neeper. Fae e spendthrift loon aat cum hame wi nae siller tae a misunnerstannin aboot Davie's grunnie iss braw beuk'll hae ye lauchin or greetin or mebbe baith at e same time.
Syne ye get e extra bonus o a Doric translation o pairt o Dickens' Pickwick Papers aat Gordon wis commissioned tae write bi e Aiberdeen branch o The World Dickens Fellowship.
A selection of short stories and translations mainly in Doric. Several of the stories have been winners in the Buchan Heritage Society's Story Writing and Storytelling competitions.
Mostly set in the Northeast, Gordon calls on his years of experience as a country town lawyer and his farming background to bring us a wonderful collection of original stories that introduce us to several worthies that might easily be your neighbour. From the spendthrift boy that comes home with no money to a misunderstanding about Davie's grunnie this book will have you laughing or crying or maybe both at the same time.
Then you get the extra bonus of a Doric translation of part of Dickens' Pickwick Papers which Gordon was commissioned to write by the Aberdeen branch of The World Dickens Fellowship.