![]() ![]() ![]() Some in the parish objected to this match, Mrs Desmond being a papist: but as Miss Caroline had received an episcopalian education, I thought it of no consequence, and married them. There’s his cavalier attitude to other religions – he takes his own very seriously but, talking about a young couple's marriage: ![]() As Ursula Le Guin says, in the online review that brought me to the book, Galt defies every modern rule of writing, and tells without showing: and yet that makes for an engrossing and wonderful story.Īnd the Minister is a great character. I loved the book, with its beautifully drawn picture of the Minister. The earlier piece appeared yesterday, and introduced Sabrina to the village, as well as explaining that the book has news from each year of the incumbency of the Rev Micah Balwhidder – the Presbyterian Minister - at a small village in Ayrshire between 17. Commentary: My second post on this book – a classic of Scots literature, perhaps, but very much below most people’s radar I think. ![]()
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