Should Auld Acquaintance: Discovering the Woman Behind Robert Burns

by Melanie Murray

Book Overview

Robert Burns' Belle of Mauchline is given a voice in this lyrical and intimate depiction of the life of Jean Armour, known simply as the wife of the infamous poet and mother of nine of his children. Melanie Murray's biographical Should Auld Acquaintance reveals the historical tale of the talented farmer, a forbidden affair, and the tumultuous life of an 18th-century Scottish woman.

In Should Auld Acquaintance, Jean Armour comes to life...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889713286
• ISBN13: 9780889713284
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Nightwood Editions
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"