description: One of Linklater's finest novels, The Dark of Summer (1956) combines national and family histories as it sets out to understand the past, redeem the corrosion of memory and find meaning in a world of divided loyalties.
language: English
title: The Dark of Summer
titlecomplete: The Dark of Summer
genres: War, Scotland, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 40
places: Faroe Islands
publisher: Canongate Books Ltd