Son of Adam

by Denis Forman, Adam Forman (Illustrator)

Cragielands, the beautiful palladian house in Dumfries where Sir Denis Forman grew up, was home to a household imbued with eccentric, if high-minded heartiness. This memoir of his 1920s boyhood recalls the delights of the life he led. It was shortlisted for Scottish book of the year.

231 pages, Paperback

Published April 23, 1992

About the author

Sir Denis Forman was the British Director (1949–1954) and later Chair (1971–1973) of The British Film Institute.

Educated at Pembroke College, Cambridge, Forman had a distinguished military career during the war before moving into the film and television industry. He was Director (1949-1954) and later Chair (1971-1973) of The British Film Institute.[1] He was Chairman and Managing Director of Granada Television, and also for nine years the deputy chairman of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden in London.

Reviews

[Moya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Autobiographical book on upbringing in Dumfries by the director of Granada written 1990 set 1920s, some amusing anecdotes written in an episodic fashion with diatribes on atheism and musical appreciation which ruin the flow of a boy with feckless, hypocritical parents attempting to make sense of his multigenerational, rural world.

[Brooke · Rating 4 out of 5]

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