A View of the Island: A Post-Atomic Fairy Tale

TitleA View of the Island: A Post-Atomic Fairy Tale
Year for Search1965
Authors[Hewson], [Irene Dale])1907-85)
Tertiary AuthorsRoss, Jean [pseud.]
Date Published1965
PublisherHutchinson
Place PublishedLondon
KeywordsFemale author, Scottish author
Annotation

The novel traces responses to an atomic war among some people who fled to Scotland to escape it and various religious groups from the area. The war brings life on Earth to an end, and the saved and damned separated, although damnation seems to be like the continued pettyness of contemporary life. Scottish author.

Pseudonym

Jean Ross [pseud.]

Holding Institutions

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Author Note

Female author (1907-85)

Full Text

1965 Ross, Jean (1907-85). A View of the Island: A Post-Atomic Fairy Tale. London: Hutchinson. L, NN, O

The novel traces responses to an atomic war among some people who fled to Scotland to escape it and various religious groups from the area. The war brings life on Earth to an end, and the saved and damned separated, although damnation seems to be like the continued pettyness of contemporary life. Female author.