''Some Gorgeous Accident'' (1967) was
James Kennaway
James Peeble Ewing Kennaway (5 June 1928 – 21 December 1968) was a Scottish novelist and screenwriter. He was born in Auchterarder in Perthshire and attended Glenalmond College.
Biography
Born to a middle class family in Auchterarder, his f ...
's fifth novel and the last to be published during his lifetime. It is a portrait of a triangular relationship between photographer James Link, journalist Susan Steinberg and doctor Richard David Fiddes.
A stage adaptation of ''Some Gorgeous Accident'' was presented at the
Assembly Rooms
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as part of the
Edinburgh Festival
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in August 2010.
See also
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Scottish literature
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References
Scottish novels
British autobiographical novels
1967 British novels
British novels adapted into plays
Novels by James Kennaway
Atheneum Books books
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