End of an Old Song Author:J. D. Scott, Robin Jenkins Set in the 30s, the War Years and beyond, it also evokes the nostalgic passing of a way of life and the destruction of values symbolised by the decline of an old house, Kingisbyres. Scott's novel is one of those rare works in which life blows across the page, careless of time and space and convention, making its own moods and weather. Stevensoni... more »an in its movement and warmth, its portrayal of character is as vivid and authentic as its feeling for a time now past.« less