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regshoetheseatheseatheopensea has got me crying over the role of place and landscape and identity in The Flight of the Heron again, so here's the song I associate most closely with Ewen—and just a really lovely song in its own right. The last verse in particular I imagine describing Ewen's thoughts on his eventual return from France: my way is clear, and I know what I will do tomorrow...(also, scrolling through Dougie MacLean's Spotify page I see that he has an album all about the Scots Quair trilogy, which seems like an excellent reason to re-read the first book and get onto the other two...)
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Date: Mar. 29th, 2020 07:19 pm (UTC)the role of place and landscape and identity
*cries forever about this horrible book*
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Date: Mar. 29th, 2020 07:25 pm (UTC)*cries forever about this horrible book*
SAME.
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Date: Mar. 29th, 2020 07:37 pm (UTC)And, because I happen to like a lot of Scottish artists, here's another song that popped into my head while reading this book. Maybe it's just me, but I feel it has serious Keith vibes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeJWBskVJRY
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Date: Mar. 29th, 2020 08:05 pm (UTC)...I'm completely ruined by reading 18th century history--my immediate association is that Colonel James Grant was the commander of the Jacobite artillery unit in the '45. *facepalm*
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Date: Mar. 30th, 2020 06:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Mar. 29th, 2020 08:01 pm (UTC)Like you, I was so struck on my reread with the part where Ewen is being taken away to Carlisle and says goodbye to the Highlands. He's like, I'll see Alison in heaven but not Loch na h-Iolaire! Aaaaaaaaah. *cries*
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Date: Mar. 30th, 2020 06:02 pm (UTC)no subject
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