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Book review: Alexander Henry – Rifle Maker, by Donald Dallas

The fascinating story of an acclaimed Scots rifle maker is chronicled in a fascinating new biography. Released as a private publication for Donald Dallas, this...
Follow The Dead, by Lin Anderson

Book review: Follow The Dead by Lin Anderson

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns in the 12th book of her series by the exquisite Lin Anderson. Follow the Dead takes her to the Cairngorms,...
The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

Book review: The Whisky Dictionary by Iain Hector Ross

At first glance, the thought of a dictionary of whisky isnt’t the most gripping. However, appearances can be deceptive, and there’s plenty of humour throughout....
The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

Book review – The Drowned and the Saved: When War Came to the Hebrides

What’s the story? A truly harrowing account, Wilson’s book sheds light on the untold Hebridean war experience, writes Stacey Wylie. The Drowned and the Saved...
The Tweed Dales: Journeys and Excavations

Book review – The Tweed Dales: Journeys and Excavations

What’s the story? In an interesting hybrid of historical writing, folklore and travel writing, Elspeth Turner and Donald Smith attempt to take their reader on...
Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap
By Hélène Witcher

Book review: Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap by Hélène Witcher

What’s the story? Madame Scotia, Madam Scrap is the story of Héloïse Russell-Fergusson, an eccentric free spirit and pioneer of Hebridean and unconventional clarsach, or...