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O Caledonia: A Novel by Elspeth Barker

October 27, 2022 by ElCicco 3 Comments

O Caledonia was originally published in 1991 and was reissued last year with a new introduction by Maggie O’Farrell. I’d never heard of this book before but saw it at the bookstore. The cover looked like it would be suitably dark for a Halloween-ish read, and it is. This book might be for you if you enjoyed I Capture the Castle (Dodie Smith) or We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Shirley Jackson) as, like those two novels, it features a teenaged protagonist living in […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: cbr14, ElCicco, Elspeth Barker, Fiction, O Caledonia

ElCicco's CBR14 Review No:55 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: cbr14, ElCicco, Elspeth Barker, Fiction, O Caledonia ·
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Still, thou art blest, compar’d wi’ me; the present only toucheth thee

O Caledonia by Elspeth Barker

July 23, 2022 by Zirza Leave a Comment

On a windy night, at the foot of a set of stairs in a run-down mansion buried deep in the Scottish highlands, the body of a young woman is found. Her name is Janet; she’s dressed in her mother’s black lace ballgown. Outside, in the stormy skies, a jackdaw flies in search of her. He seems to be the only one who misses her.  I had never heard of this 1991 novel, but I’m so glad I did. It’s a small gem; that rare combination […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Elspeth Barker, gothic, O Caledonia, scotland, Young Adult

Zirza's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Elspeth Barker, gothic, O Caledonia, scotland, Young Adult ·
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