tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post450852392495143800..comments2023-10-28T16:32:49.824-06:00Comments on Lindy Reads and Reviews: Aiding and Abetting by Muriel SparkLindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10394647553208708858noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-78037775686984661502013-03-17T10:48:04.893-06:002013-03-17T10:48:04.893-06:00At first I thought I was only enamoured with lesbi...At first I thought I was only enamoured with lesbian Scottish authors - Carol Ann Duffy, Jackie Kay, Ali Smith - but then I realized that other Scottish writers, like A L Kennedy, Kate Atkinson and Muriel Spark are on my list of favourites too. What are the similarities between them? I'm not sure. Intelligent wit, skillful use of everyday vocabulary to offer new insights, and an outsider's point of view. I wonder if the historical emphasis on education, the long tradition of Scottish poetry and the adjacency of a more politically-powerful nation have contributed to this?Lindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10394647553208708858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5156711476329086506.post-83206966868144999572013-03-17T01:26:39.699-06:002013-03-17T01:26:39.699-06:00"a bit of a thing for Scottish authors"?..."a bit of a thing for Scottish authors"? Now there's a teasing final line. Care to elaborate? I could dip into your extensive archives, and I do sometimes, but it would be nice to read your reply.Claire Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549609289169890919noreply@blogger.com