Book review: The White Bird Passes By Jessie Kesson

Jeremy Bayston

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Abstract

The White Bird Passes is an autobiographical novella published in 1958 by Scottish writer, playwright, and poet Jessie Kesson. Born in a workhouse in 1916, she lived in a back lane slum in Elgin until she was eight, when her single mother was judged to be unfit, and Jessie was sent to an orphanage. There she received a basic education, showing sufficient promise for a university place to be discussed. She later referred to this time as 'the golden years'.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages5
JournalScottish Journal of Residential Child Care
Volume22
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 May 2023

Keywords

  • workhouse
  • orphanages
  • Scotland

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