Where the Apple Ripens

Collection of short stories which draw heavily upon Jessie Kesson's own experiences of growing up in a small town in Scotland. The title story, Where the Apple Ripens, is the story of Isabel Emslie, a young girl facing up to her last day at school and an uncertain future in service in the town.

O colectie de povestiri scurte care se bazeaza in mare masura pe propriile experiente ale lui Jessie Kesson de a creste intr-un orasel din Scotia. Povestea care da titlul cartii, ,,Unde marul se coace", este povestea lui Isabel Emslie, o tanara fetita care se confrunta cu ultima zi de scoala si un viitor incert in serviciul orasului.