Ian Macpherson (1905 – 1944), was born in Scotland. He was graduated from Aberdeen University in 1928 with a first class honours degree in English.
His first novel, Shepherds Calendar, was published in 1931. The book tells of a young man's growth to maturity in a farming community dominated by hard toil and the influence of the seasons.
Wild Harbour tells of the world destroyed by a future war, forebodings of which were already discernible in Europe.
Ian Macpherson died in a motorcycle accident in 1944.
Updated by Ankur Bakliwal 11:42, 27 June 2011 (UTC)