Book description
Introduced by J. B. Pick. First published in 1933, Sun Circle belongs
to Neil Gunn's most creative period, a story of love and awakening set
in a time of critical upheaval during the dawn of Scottish history.
Breeta's people are the ancient, newly Christianised Pictish tribes
living in 9th century northern Scotland, assailed by robust, pagan
Vikings from across the sea. The clash of Christianity and paganism, of
old and new, of Viking and Pict, is a conflict from which the Scottish
nation is forged. While an exciting historical novel, Sun Circle is also
an expression of Gunn's deepest beliefs and an examination of themes
central to his work. His writing has a mythic resonance which transcends
time and place-the clash of love and duty, tradition and progress, and
nature and civilization are issues as relevant to modern life as they
were to our ancestors. Sun Circle is an enriching and timeless book
about our place in the natural world.
