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The roles of two Scots in the rise of British India

Scotland and the Indian Empire: Politics, Scholarship and the Military in Making British India is an academic account of two Scots. It centres on Neil...

When a family went to war with itself over Jacobite Rising

There are books aplenty detailing the Jacobite Rising of 1715, but Rosalind Andersonā€™s The Jacobite Rising of 1715 and the Murray Family: Brothers in Arm...

A gripping read with a contemporary feel

Stay Mad, Sweetheartā€™s synopsis didnā€™t sell it to me. Exploring issues of workplace discrimination and ā€˜the grey areas of consentā€™, Kistā€™s book is highly addictive...

An adventurous tale to appeal to early teens

Using Smailholmā€™s natural beauty as the backdrop to a secret, magical world, Williamsā€™ 16th-century tale is full of imagination. Wynn, daughter of Laird and Lady...

Taking a look round a grave matter in Edinburgh

Across the centuries, countless notable (and less so) Scottish figures have been laid to rest in the capital. Golledge, a local historian, explores the individual...

Three women linked through time by prejudice

Anchored by the presence of the iconic Bass Rock, this novel by Evie Wyld is a catalogue of brutal male dominance, following the lives of...