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A hardcover reprint copy, Chambers UK 1980 of the original 1928 romance novel by Maurice Walsh, While Rivers Run, set in Scotland.
In this cosy highland tale of fishing and romance we have the occasional poacher Alec, his fiery redhead niece Margaret, Norray, the actress who has bewitched all the young gentlemen, but hasn't been captured herself, Paddy Joe Long, and Irishman whose lively personality brightens the book up and who knows Norray to her core. Then there's Alistair, the American and his jealous cousin Don.
The story starts with the two cousins having a petty fight over Norray, the loser is left on the rocks and Alec who has been poaching, brings him home to be nursed by Margaret. The unfortunate, Alistair, starts things off on the wrong foot with Margaret when he wakes up, by telling her, "I never did like red hair...
Maurice Walsh (21 April 1879—18 February 1964) was one of Ireland’s most beloved novelists and remains, if not Ireland’s most accomplished storyteller, the benchmark against which all subsequent generations of Irish storytelling is measured. To many, including Ernest Hemingway, he was the greatest storyteller of his time. He is probably best known for the short story The Quiet Man.
Maurice Walsh was born in 1879 in Ballydonoghue, near Listowel, County Kerry. He went to school in Lisselton and later went to St Michael’s College in Listowel to prepare for the Civil Service examination. He entered the service on 2 July 1901 as an Assistant Revenue Officer in the Customs and Excise Service. He was posted to Scotland before the year was out and, although he subsequently had a number of postings outside Scotland, he would spend most of his time there while in the British service. Maurice had always been interested in writing and, during his early years in Scotland, this interest started to bear fruit. He sent off some stories and had two published in the Irish Emerald in 1908. ...
When the Irish Free State was formed in 1922, Maurice transferred to its excise service and moved to Dublin. Fighting was still going on there at the time and he left his family in Scotland until it was safe for them to join him in 1923. The story The Key Above the Door was written during those months of separation although it was not published until some years later, appearing first in Chambers Journal as a serial between December 1925 and May 1926 and then in book form. Sales of Maurice Walsh’s books grew steadily, especially in the wake of an unsolicited and generous letter from J. M. Barrie (of Peter Pan fame), praising The Key Above the Door.
Maurice retired from government service in 1933 but his success as a writer continued. Maurice himself died on February 18, 1964
