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Voices in ma heid [Kindle Edition]

Cally Phillips (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Five short stories in Scots exploring those common Scottish themes: sex, football and politics. Dark and hard edged but humorous characters from 'the scheme' and wasters from 'the pub' discuss issues as diverse as Scottish History and what might have happened to Oor Wullie when he grows up.

THESE STORIES ARE ADULT IN CONTENT AND WRITTEN IN SCOTTISH DIALECT.

Cally Phillips is better known for her writing in English, but these stories reveal the 'naked' voice in her head before she translates it into the English people find easier to read!

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 133 KB
  • Print Length: 43 pages
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: HoAmPresst Publishing; 1st Edition edition (14 April 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B007UI2K3A
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #259,201 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Brave-hearted! 8 May 2012
By Brendan Gisby
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Cally Phillips is a courageous author. Not only has she been brave enough to write the five stories in this collection in her local tongue, she has also had the audacity to publish the collection, to open it up for scrutiny (and perhaps derision) by the vast worldwide population of Amazon readers.

That tongue - Lowland Scots vernacular - is the one I was brought up with. Sadly, though, after many years of practising a cultured Edinburgh accent, its rough intonations have all but disappeared from my speech. Yet it's still the tongue I think with; it's still the voice in ma heid. And that's why these stories resonate so much with me. It's why the characters created by Cally - the voices - are so authentic to me.

Would that many more Scots authors had the courage to write like this. Would that many more readers in Scotland and beyond appreciated the writing. Mind you, if you come from that green and pleasant land south of the Watford Gap, dinnae bother; you wouldnae unnerstan', ken?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 14 May 2012
By MadCow
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Full of humanity and humour, sadness and stupidity, warmth and wit. Possibly difficult to read for someone not acquainted with Scots language but well worth the effort.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars I keep on hearing these voices 28 April 2012
By Ms. J. Jones
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I was a little daunted at first by Voices in ma Heid. I was intrigued by the idea - that this is how Cally Phillips hears voices before she translates them into more standard orthography - but would I enjoy grappling with this unfamiliar language? Yes I did. The stories flowed easily, there was scarcely any problem at all with understanding (I was just thrown for a moment by 'hinks' for 'thinks') and in fact I found the words sounded vivid and musical 'in ma heid'. These are not cheerful stories but the second story in particular seemed to me outstanding in the gentle, humourous and melancholy way in which love and loss was presented. The modern Guy Fawkes was also wryly funny.
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