Biography & True Stories
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“[Marjorie’s] life and her own words bring us intimately into a very special world, one that was initially dangerous for her and the children, but which, in the end, and because of Marjorie’s determination to provide each one a happy childhood, became a safe and loving one.”
The author Ailie Cleghorn powerfully recounts the story of Marjorie, her mother’s first cousin, as she braved the Atlantic during WWII to save 18 children by bringing them to South Africa. Through diary pages, letters, telegrams and photographs, Marjorie’s story comes to life, tackling themes such as the idea of the ‘nuclear family’, female courage, motherhood and love.
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‘It is testament to the triumph of the human spirit; that one woman could have achieved so much simply by force of will, in the context of a fairly miserable childhood, and against all the odds’
– Professor David McCrone, Scottish Affairs
‘Cleghorn’s text provides the contemporary reader, student, and scholar insights into the construction of white privilege and at the same time opportunities to reconceptualize notions of “family”.’
– Carol Rowan, Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
Author Biography
Ailie Cleghorn is a professor at Concordia University, where her area of expertise is Comparative Sociology of Education. Her research centers on African and other still-developing primary and pre-primary school settings, which neatly ties in with the Marjorie’s story, who herself was a Montessori trained teacher. Ailie was born and raised in Canada, however, her family is from Scotland.
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- Publisher Scotland Street Press
- Publication Date February 2021
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781910895474
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 9.99 GBP
- Pages200
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Copyright Year2020
- Page size198x130 (198x130) mm
- IllustrationYes
- SeriesInternational Women's Series
- Series Part1
