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Should auld acquaintance : discovering the woman behind Robert Burns

Should auld acquaintance : discovering the woman behind Robert Burns

Book 2017

"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 and ass...