Amabel Barraclough finds out what took writer, William Dalrymple all the way from North Berwick to India. She meets him at the Jaipur Literature Festival which William has been co-director of for three years. William now lives with his wife and children on a farm outside Delhi but he explains that if it weren't for his Scottish childhood he may never have settled where he is now.

In your April issue you will find 26 glorious pages of spring interior ideas. We have two fabulous readers' homes, Interior Designer Jody Brown's Victorian town house in Perth and in total contrast the historical interior of Earlshall Castle at Leuchars in Fife - home to Dutch couple Paul and Josine Veenhuijzen.

This month, Ross Turner Executive chef at Hilton Dunkeld House Hotel has combined some delicious recipes for us which make use of some glorious local produce, including trout and salmon from local rivers as well as berries from Perthshire. Why not try making his 'trout and champagne mousse topped with caviar and served with brioche fingers' or his 'Chef's own smoked salmon served with cherry tomato compote and lentil salad'.

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Roaming the Glen

George Winter tells the tale of Glen House the fairytale home of the Glenconners, which reflects a colourful past while at the same time adapting to a changing world. Built by Sir Charles Tennant, one of the richest men in Victorian Britain who commissioned architect David Bryce to build it. The most famous of Sir Charles's 16 children was Margot Tennant who married Prime Minister Herbert Asquith. She recalled an idyllic childhood here riding her pony up the front steps. 

Ian Thornber tells Scottish Field why one of Scotland's most iconic animals, the red deer is under threat. Beset by the hardest winter in years and with their refuges shrinking they are under unprecedented stress and a new government bill is going to do little to help them.

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 Comfortable in colour

This month our fashion pages help you get that holiday feeling with a rainbow selection of casual shoes simply made for strolling along the pier, braving the waves of running around on the sand.