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Swapping Glasgow to Skye in the formative years

One of the most fascinating aspects of readingĀ  autobiographical books about Scotland is learning the life experiences of others in their formative years. Whether you've...

A crime thriller in a turbulent period of history

Scottish crime fiction is a wonderfully rich and diverse area, as authors all over the land create their own characters and scenarios, with murders to...

A moving novel with a forgotten Scottish shame

In 1950s Scotland, thousands of children were removed from their families for a ā€˜better lifeā€™ in the rural idyll of the Scottish Highlands as ā€˜boarded-outā€™...

Finding what it means to be Scottish post-Brexit

What does it mean to be Scottish? According to the film Trainspotting (and I'll paraphrase by removing the expletives)... It's not great being Scottish. We're...

A fascinating fiction on the power of objects

Set in a shared flat where two of the novelā€™s three narrators reside, Bitterhall is a tantalising deepdive into the charactersā€™ lives. As the consequences...

The mystery of the missing Roman legion

The disappearance of Lego IX Hispana has long been a mystery, sparking debate and theories for decades. In this fascinating book, Missing Legion, Simon Elliott...