The Wax Fruit Trilogy Paperback – September 1, 2012

Beautifully written about the life and times of a Victorian family growing up in the world from humble beginnings. Will appeal to not just Scots!

As a person that has lived in Glasgow all my life I do enjoyed reading about Victorian Glasgow. The characters were well defined and easy to relate to. The story was constantly moving forward in an easy fashion. The author wrote this in 1945 but it's so well written it has not aged. He is a delight to read. He paints pictures with his narative. I have it four stars as I felt it was just a tad too long. The last quarter did not hold my attention the same. Maybe it was just me ,but the first three quarters is so good so it did not make the book less of a delight.

Liked the way it explained the difference in class structure in they days

Just come to the end of “the wax fruit trilogy” revisited.Having lived in the west end of Glasgow for most of my childhood and returned many years later for a delightful 10 years, I know that this book will find me back reviving memories again and again.

I loved this book about Victorian Glasgow, many of the descriptions matching my grandmother's family tales, going to Arran with trunks, chitteribites after swimming, all very familiar. Very well written too about what is social history of Glssgow.

I read this 60 years ago and enjoyed it just as much now. Guy McCrone's knowledge of late-Victorian middle-class Glasgow is fascinating, and makes a refreshing change from the usual misery-writing about the city's past! Thoroughly recommended.