An Apple From Eden

by Emma Blair

Book Overview

Bridie gets a job as a maid on Sir Ian of Seaton's estate and, against her better judgement, falls in love with his brother's stepson - also called Ian. Ian is optimistic that his father will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0749942525
• ISBN13: 9780749942526
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Piatkus
• Length: 478 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.3" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

Bittersweet sequel to "Flower of Scotland"

"An Appple From Eden" follows the lives of two extremely different Scottish families in post World War I Scotland, the working class Irish-Catholic Flynns of Glasgow and the Seatons on their inherited estate near Perth. While the Flynns struggle to eke out a living in the grimy slums, the Seatons and their friend, Andrew Drummond, head of the whisky distillery of the same name, lead a life of comparative ease. The families' stories become connected when Bridie, the Flynn's pretty and intelligent daughter, is employed as a domestic servant at The Haven, the Seaton's estate. Once again Emma Blair describes brilliantly the destructive forces of religion and class distinction which bring the story to a sobering and sad climax.