2026-10-28 14:17 UTC
βShe had to create herself and tell herself her own story, defining herself as best she could: this is what made ππ©π¦ ππ©πͺπ΅π¦ ππͺπ³π₯ ππ’π΄π΄π¦π΄ in particular such an urgent and demanding taskβ
βIsobel Murray, βJessie Kesson: Writing Her Selfβ
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https://asls.org.uk/jessie-kesson-writing-her-self/
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@scotlit@mastodon.scot 2026-10-28 14:19
Nan Shepherd & Jessie Kesson: an uncommon friendship βThe two women first met in April 1941, on a train. Kesson was on her way to visit her dying mother in Elgin. Shepherd was escaping to the hills. For Kesson the meeting was momentous.β 3/8 https://charlottepeacock.co.uk/2021/02/19/nan-shepherd-jessie-kesson-friendship/ #Scottish #literature #20thcentury #womenwriters #workingclass #workingclasswriters #NanShepherd