▁were ▁set ▁in ▁rural ▁T yr one ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁F oster ' s ▁parents ▁and ▁her ▁child hood . ▁The ▁books , ▁The ▁burning ▁bush ▁( 1 9 3 1 ), ▁Man se ▁l arks ▁( 1 9 3 6 ), ▁and ▁E ld ers ' ▁daughters ▁( 1 9 4 2 ) ▁were ▁published ▁by ▁Qu ota ▁Press ▁in ▁B elf ast ▁and ▁are ▁seen ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Scottish ▁K aily ard ▁school ▁genre ▁of ▁writing . ▁The ▁burning ▁bush ▁details ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁becoming ▁a ▁minister ▁despite ▁opposition , ▁and ▁was ▁widely ▁read ▁in ▁Ul ster ▁and ▁beyond . ▁A od h ▁de ▁Bl á cam ▁referenced ▁the ▁book ▁as ▁evidence ▁that ▁there ▁was ▁little ▁difference ▁between ▁rural ▁Ul ster ▁Protest ants ▁and ▁their ▁Catholic ▁counter parts . ▁Man se ▁l arks ▁rec ount s ▁a ▁rural ▁child hood ▁of ▁six ▁sib lings ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁minister ' s ▁house . ▁F oster ' s ▁fond ness ▁for ▁animals ▁is ▁clear ▁from ▁the ▁book , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁R SP CA , ▁and ▁her ▁companion ▁in ▁later ▁years ▁was ▁a ▁dog ▁named ▁Stewart . ▁E ld ers ' ▁daughters ▁expl ores ▁the ▁experiences , ▁rom antic ▁dream s ▁and ▁mis ad vent ures ▁of ▁young ▁women ▁subject ▁to ▁pat ernal ▁authority ▁in ▁rural ▁T yr one . ▁ ▁As ▁F oster ' s ▁health ▁decl ined ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁B elf ast ▁bl itz ▁of ▁April ▁ 1 9 4