Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Makeshift, first published in 1928, deals with a young girl's adolescence and early adulthood in early twentieth-century Scotland. Dramatic and closely observed, it is a fascinating study of changing attitudes and expectations, as well as being an exciting and stimulating novel in its own right.

Hunger March is another significant novel, first published in 1934. The action is confined to a single day, the day of the great hunger march. Intending to present a complete overview of the city, Allan chooses both working-class and middle-class characters, whose stories interweave through the day.

Confronting issues of class and gender, Makeshift and Hunger March offer an insight into women's lives in Scotland in the first half of the twentieth century. They are also highly readable and enjoyable works of fiction by a writer who deserves rediscovery by a new generation.

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Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Makeshift, first published in 1928, deals with a young girl's adolescence and early adulthood in early twentieth-century Scotland. Dramatic and closely observed, it is a fascinating study of changing attitudes and expectations, as well as being an exciting and stimulating novel in its own right.

Hunger March is another significant novel, first published in 1934. The action is confined to a single day, the day of the great hunger march. Intending to present a complete overview of the city, Allan chooses both working-class and middle-class characters, whose stories interweave through the day.

Confronting issues of class and gender, Makeshift and Hunger March offer an insight into women's lives in Scotland in the first half of the twentieth century. They are also highly readable and enjoyable works of fiction by a writer who deserves rediscovery by a new generation.

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Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Makeshift and Hunger March: Two Novels by Dot Allan

Overview

Makeshift, first published in 1928, deals with a young girl's adolescence and early adulthood in early twentieth-century Scotland. Dramatic and closely observed, it is a fascinating study of changing attitudes and expectations, as well as being an exciting and stimulating novel in its own right.

Hunger March is another significant novel, first published in 1934. The action is confined to a single day, the day of the great hunger march. Intending to present a complete overview of the city, Allan chooses both working-class and middle-class characters, whose stories interweave through the day.

Confronting issues of class and gender, Makeshift and Hunger March offer an insight into women's lives in Scotland in the first half of the twentieth century. They are also highly readable and enjoyable works of fiction by a writer who deserves rediscovery by a new generation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781906841638
Publisher: Asls
Publication date: 09/02/2024
Series: Annual Volumes , #39
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 466
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.16(d)

About the Author

Dot Allan was a novelist whose writing career spanned nearly 40 years. Her work found popularity and critical approval in the 1920s and 1930s. Moira Burgess is a novelist, short story writer, and literary historian.

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