This is a remarkably compelling yet profound study of the Jura days of one of the Twentieth Century’s most prophetic writers. Through a literary lens, Bissell does for Orwell what Johnny Depp did for J.M. It has poor boggy soil and three conical hills known as the Paps of Jura. Its 30 miles long by 7 miles wide, with a population of only 196 in 2011. Angus MacKinnonĪ rich absorbing narrative that draws an authentic picture of the life of a great writer. Jura (Gaelic Diùra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland. Paul Simon, Morning Star - read the rest of the review here.īarnhill is a fascinating and original new addition to the canon of books about Orwell and brings a distinctly Scottish perspective to one of the great backstories in literature. We chose the most direct route there, which was a mistake as there was no path, just thick, long grass and bog and very little hard stuff on which to place our feet. This partly factual and partly reimagined account of George Orwell’s final years is a surprisingly satisfying read… Barnhill is certainly a good novel in itself. Geo-Trips:: Barnhill to Glengarrisdale and back Isle of Jura A walk from Barnhill, Mon, by Becky Williamson.
Norman Bissell… offers a highly credible, fictionalized account of Orwell’s last few years. Alastair Mabbott, The Herald on Sunday - read the rest of the review here. From Barnhill it’s a few miles more north to the Corryvreckan whirlpool between the north end of Jura and the Isle of Scarba. It’s a very believable portrayal, digging beneath the surface of a man who could be awkward, opinionated and intransigent in an attempt to see what made him tick. Bissell fills out and explores more deeply the Orwell’s character and his relationships with those around him. This is the ‘hill where sorrel grows,’ and where George Orwell wrote 1984 but more important for us is where the Royal Commission for Historic & Ancient Monuments of Scotland ( Argyll, vol.5) designated that, a stony mound about 5.5m in diameter and 0.5m high, situated on the crest of the ridge east of Barnhill, appears to be a.
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