The House with the Green Shutters

Author : George Douglas Brown

Paperback

Published : Thursday 2 April 2020

ISBN : 9781846975387

Price : €11.69

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The House with the Green Shutters

by George Douglas Brown

Paperback

02 Apr 2020

FICTION
>> Biographical

€11.69

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The brutish John Gourlay is a merchant in the village of Barbie, envied and resented by the villagers because of his success, which is symbolised in his prestigious house with green shutters. He dominates and bullies his family, in particular his gifted, sensitive but weak son. Ultimately, his refusal to acknowledge the arrival of the railway and to adapt to the increasing industrialisation of Ayrshire precipitates murder, suicide and his family's tragic downfall.

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