Dundee Author releases hotly anticipated sequel, The End of the Crescent
The book cover of The End of The Crescent
“The End of The Crescent appeals to all Dundonians, mainly because it is set in lost Dundee and brings people back to those days of true hardship and poverty, and how Dundee people stood up to the jute barons and political elite, earning a living on the breadline in spite of them.”
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For immediate release 06/04/22
Dundee-born author Ian Campbell has released the sequel to The Crescent, entitled The End of The Crescent.
The books came about through Mr Campbell’s interest in local family history using The Courier and Find My Past archives, as well as stories passed down through the generations.
‘The End of the Crescent’, picks up the story set in Dundee during the roaring twenties where the first book ends, and continues through to the end of the Second World War.
Author Ian Campbell said, “The End of The Crescent appeals to all Dundonians, mainly because it is set in lost Dundee and brings people back to those days of true hardship and poverty, and how Dundee people stood up to the jute barons and political elite, earning a living on the breadline in spite of them.”
The Second World War, from 1939 - 1945, herlading the rise of the Nazis and fascists in Europe which in turn changed the lives of those living in Great Britain, and Dundee was no exception.
The twenties and thirties were hard times for the average Dundonian. Many locals found employment in the jute mills of Dundee and faced the daily struggles of unstable working conditions and low income.
Jute Barons and the government at the time concentrated their efforts in transferring the jute industry back to India which meant depriving the workers of Dundee with a living wage, sending thousands into extreme poverty.
Mercifully, only another world war could stop the precious work from being taken away from Dundonians.
The book follows the true characters who lived in Dundee in the lead up to the Second World War and includes the recruiting of young Dundonians of the Black Watch, the debacle of Dunkirk, including the scandal of the abandonment of twenty thousand highlanders in St. Valery.
When asked what’s next, Author Ian Campbell said, “The story is not over. There seems to be a love for the characters of The Crescent. I have been in discussions about the creation of a stage play based on the books. Watch this space”.
Research for the ‘The End of the Crescent’ came from noted historians such as Sir Max Hastings’ numerous books on WW2 and of course, Dundee's reference libraries on the life of the mothers and families who stayed in Dundee, as well as the evacuees who were spirited away to safety for the war years.
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