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‘I can guarantee that you won’t have read anyone else like her.’
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‘We will never grow old, he tells her. And our love will never die.’
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‘Glowsticks and Tam o’ Shanter bonnets at the ready.’
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Quite Ugly One Evening: A Q &#...
‘It begins with Jack Parlabane locked in a state room with a body: not only is he covered in the dead man’s blood, but the corpse is liberal …
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David Robinson Reviews: Borrow...
‘The pain is real because the love of place is real.’
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The Driving Seat by Abigail Ab...
‘Nothing sounded as sinister as Hilary saying Mommy.’
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‘I’ve always been a sucker for a reluctant detective.’
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The Catventures of Sparky and ...
‘I had so much fun. With no real pressure or deadline, I was just trying to create a story that made me laugh, capturing what I thought Spar …
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Everything Everyday by Hannah ...
‘We will remember what we did. We will / be remembered for what we did not do.’
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The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt
‘Water and land are not separate, nor are they two sides of the same coin, but more profoundly intertwined. They are the blood and bone of t …
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An Island Burning by Colin Mac...
‘Islands are all about community. I hope you might enjoy mine. ’
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‘Even though the pendulum of friendship swings in unpredictable ways, I’d like to think their bond is as strong as any love affair.’
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Chantelle Streete Reviews: The...
‘McLeod uses these moments to great comic effect, while also showcasing the class tensions and ingrained behaviours that underpin the time.’
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Together, these works trace a Scotland shaped by labour, collective memory and inheritance of a land that can never be owned. This is a coll …
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Enter Eddie Shakespeare: A Q &...
‘Being human hasn’t changed. We still have the same concerns: we seek love, meaning, recognition. Our flaws are what they were in the past: …
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‘I am always blown away by the way individuals are able to connect with and find solace in the ancient world.’
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‘There were no hallucinations. No voices, at least, not in the here and now. Only memories.’
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‘There is only Joe, and this man, who looks like he’s been waiting for him.’
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Caledonia Screaming: Scottish ...
‘Punk didn’t need Scotland, but Scotland needed punk.’
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Cast Away by Francesca de Tore...
‘And as he passes me, I get a true sense of his size – twice my length, he is as thick as a forty- two- pound cannon, and looks about as sol …
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