'A GOTHIC MASTERPIECE' THE TIMES
'A SPARKY, FUNNY WORK OF GENIUS' ALI SMITH
'RARE, THRILLING, ONE OF A KIND' MAGGIE O'FARRELL
At the bottom of a great stone staircase, dressed in her mother's black lace evening dress, twisted in murderous death and lamented only by her pet jackdaw, lies Janet. So end the sixteen years of Janet's short life.
A life spent in a draughty Scottish castle, where roses will not grow and a jackdaw lives in the doll's house.
A life peopled by prettier, smoother-haired siblings, a nanny with a face like the North Sea and peculiar, whisky-swigging Cousin Lila.
A life where Janet is perpetually misunderstood - and must turn from people, to animals, to books, to her own wild and wonderful imagination.
In the tradition of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle, this is a darkly humorous modern classic of Scottish literature, beloved by all who encounter it.
A W&N Essential with an Introduction by Maggie O'Farrell
| ISBN: | 9781399640480 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2026 |
| Author: | Elspeth Barker |
| Publisher: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 224 pages |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
| Primary Genre | Fantasy |
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'A GOTHIC MASTERPIECE' THE TIMES 'A SPARKY, FUNNY WORK OF GENIUS' ALI SMITH'RARE, THRILLING, ONE OF A KIND' MAGGIE O'FARRELLAt the bottom of a great stone staircase, dressed in her mother's black lace evening dress, twisted in murderous death and lamented only by her pet jackdaw, lies Janet. So end the sixteen years of Janet's short life.
O Caledonia features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, Fantasy, Narrative theme: Coming of age
Paperback. £9.89, down from the £10.99 cover price. In Stock.
O Caledonia was written by Elspeth Barker and published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson an imprint of Orion
O Caledonia has 224 pages
Yes it is part of W&N Essentials series
£9.89, reduced from £10.99. In Stock.
