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Paperback. Condizione: New. Anne Scott has never housed her books in order of theme or author yet she knows where each of them is and the kind of life it has led. Some have been gifts but most have been chosen in bookshops unique in their style and possibilities. They have been observers of discovery, decisions, and marvels with her, following the line of her time and place. Some are everyday shops with a shelf of books in a corner, some are beginning again after long lives as churches, printing presses, medieval houses, a petrol-station. There are a few the author is too late to see: early print-houses and booksellers here too in this book, searched for and described, side by side with all the bookshops open now and busy with readers. Not one is like another. In one way, the book is a sequence about writing. But first it is a map of books and a life.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Lead Fiction, Spring 2019: This thriller brilliantly evokes 1973 Moscow and a world of diplomacy and counter-espionage.Escaping failure as an undergraduate and a daughter, not to mention bleak 1970s England, Martha marries Kit - who is gay. Having a wife could keep him safe in Moscow in his diplomatic post. As Martha tries to understand her new life and makes the wrong friends, she walks straight into an underground world of counter-espionage.Out of her depth, Martha no longer knows who can be trusted.

Paperback. Condizione: New. B' e seo an cothrom mor. Air turas-ciuil anns na Staitean agus te og bhoidheach ri a thaobh, bha Colman air a dhoigh glan. Cha robh cail a dhuil aige gum biodh e a' teicheadh bhon phoileis, ach a-nis cha robh e a' faicinn doigh as. Touring the US with his band should have been a dream come true, but when guitarist Colman and bass player Seonag become separated from the rest of their band, they are drawn into a world of crime and violence and find themselves wanted by the police. Feur Buidhe an t-Samhraidh (Yellow Summer Grass) follows Colman and Seonag as they struggle to catch up with the band, forced into decisions that lead to greater danger at every turn as they travel through the vast landscapes of America's Mid West. Tim Armstrong takes his characters on a fast-paced, perilous adventure that explores love, ambition and identity.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The day after losing his job, Ricky suffered a catastrophic stroke aged just 38. Unconscious, he was wheeled into hospital with girlfriend Beth by his side. This is the story of their love, his recovery and their return home.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Everything good is wild. It's the word we use when something's worth something. Wild is what you want to be, wild is how you want to look, wild is what you want to have. The world is a dangerous place. People live in domed cities, walls keep nature out, everything is civilised. But there is a way to experience a different kind of world. Step into a word museum, plug into a simulation, experience being anything, anywhere, anytime. All the wild kids are doing it. So that's how it begins. I walk into a museum with one aim: to understand 'wild'. It's important. Because if you're wild, you can fit in. You're not alone.

Paperback. Condizione: New. She loves you. She respects you. She just can't stay married to you. Luke Greenwood is in crisis. His wife of 32 years, Selena, is leaving him for a much younger man. Then local gangsters set their sights on his café and take an interest in what's left of his family.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Maybe the worst thing hadn't happened yet. You couldn't know the awful things lined up in the future, looming.The last thing Frances wants is a phone call from Alec, the husband who left her for her sister thirteen years ago. But Susan has disappeared, abandoning Alec and her daughter Kate, a surly teenager with an explosive secret. Reluctantly, Frances is drawn into her sister's turbulent life.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Anne Scott has never housed her books in order of theme or author yet she knows where each of them is and the kind of life it has led. Some have been gifts but most have been chosen in bookshops unique in their style and possibilities. They have been observers of discovery, decisions, and marvels with her, following the line of her time and place. Some are everyday shops with a shelf of books in a corner, some are beginning again after long lives as churches, printing presses, medieval houses, a petrol-station. There are a few the author is too late to see: early print-houses and booksellers here too in this book, searched for and described, side by side with all the bookshops open now and busy with readers. Not one is like another. In one way, the book is a sequence about writing. But first it is a map of books and a life.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'A thrilling read.' - Edinburgh Evening News As always, the mutant influenza pandemic seizing the country is the least of the North Edinburgh Health Enforcement Team's worries. When a brutal killing occured before Bernard's eyes, the civil service is sent into a frenzy of panic. And the danger doesn't stop there: a secret government official is on a killing spree, threatening to take out a civil servant a day. With the threat of murder looming around every corner, the pressure is on for Health Enforcement Team, and they must think ten steps ahead of the killer before it's too late. Can they track down the missing musician that holds the secrets behind the slaughter? Or is this the final chorus for our beloved Health Enforcement Team? Murder at the Music Factory by Lesley Kelly is the fourth thriller of the Health of Strangers series, laced with her signature dry wit, and addictive mystery. 'Really entertaining mystery series set in an alternative Edinburgh where a virus is rampant.it stands comparison with Mick Herron's Slough House.' - Ian Rankin.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Three senior civil servants attend a top-secret meeting at Edinburgh's Plague Museum. Days later, two are dead, and one is missing. With the third government official absent from her mandatory health check, once again the North Edinburgh Health Enforcement Team find themselves in the centre of a mystery that threatens to expose some of the government's darkest secrets. Fresh from their last mystery, Mona and Bernard are on the case, and they must uncover the truth before panic hits the streets, and they find themselves in danger that this time, they may not be able to escape. Death at the Plague Museum by Lesley Kelly is the third sizzling thriller from the Health of Strangers series, where the Health Enforcement Team yet again find themselves entangled within corruption, crime and peril. Can they solve the mystery yet another time? 'If you haven't caught the Lesley Kelly book bug yet isn't it time you did? Lesley Kelly has cemented herself on the Scottish Crime Fiction scene and she has set the bar very high!' - Love Books Group.

Paperback. Condizione: New. When Scotland's leading virologist goes missing, Mona and Paterson from the Health Enforcement Team are dispatched to London to find him. In a hot and unwelcoming city, Mona has to deal with a boss who isn't speaking to her, placate the Professor's over-bearing assistant, and outwit the people who will stop at nothing to make sure the academic stays lost. Meanwhile, back in Edinburgh, Bernard is searching for a missing prostitute, while Maitland is trying to keep the Chair of the Parliamentary Virus Committee from finding out quite how untidy the HET office is.

Paperback. Condizione: New. SHORTLISTED FOR THE SALTIRE SOCIETY FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR Remzije Sherifi worked as a journalist with Radio Gjilan in Kosova. She lost her job, and almost her life, as the Milosevic regime steadily tightened its grip on the Albanian people who lived there. In Shadow Behind The Sun she recounts her family's history, shining a new light on the terrible events of the 1990s. Beside the history of the Kosovar people she describes the plight of Asylum Seekers in the here and now. The shadow of past events stands behind the sunrise of every new constitutional or social development. Can they be forgotten? Should they be forgotten? Now a British citizen Remzije has made her commitment to Asylum Seekers and other refugees, working with the Maryhill Integration Network in Glasgow. Through her story, Remzije Sherifi is revealed as a compassionate and visionary presence in difficult and changing times.

Paperback. Condizione: New. She's remembering curtains closed against whatever might harm them and all the knick- knacks: the porcelain fairy, the chain of rubber dolphins, CDs piled a metre high. This was what home meant. It's the summer before high school and Chloe is being sent away. Her mother can't cope and needs something that her daughter cannot provide. All Chloe wants is to get away from her grandparents and back to her mother, her friends, and the life she knows. That is until she falls in with a local gang of outsiders and begins to experience the world she has been missing. However, her mother's influence is strong and, as her life increases in savagery and risk, the girl will be forced to decide how much danger she can stomach. Crocodile is a story about the powerful connection between parent and child, and the intensity of the final summer of childhood. As with his debut, Fallow, it is told in Shand's trademark style, blending elements of the grotesque and tender, undercut by a current of dark comedy.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Fallow is a tense, thrilling literary novel combining elements of dark comedy and surrealism. At its heart is the relationship between two brothers bound by a terrible crime. Paul and Mikey are on the run, apparently from the press surrounding their house after Mikey's release from prison. His crime, child murder, committed when he was a boy. As they travel, moving from one disturbing scenario to the next, they encounter a group of dishonest archaeologists, an unhinged born-again Christian, two American tourists researching their genealogy, the inhabitants of a peace camp and a religious cult headed by the powerful Brother Terry. Gradually, the brothers' relationship begins to change and we realise there is more to their history than Paul has allowed us to know.

Paperback. Condizione: New. A collection of linked short stories, all set in and around the small village of Blaxhall in the sandlings of coastal Suffolk, which is the reason for the title, 'Sandlands'. The collection is inspired by the landscape of the area and its flora and fauna, as well as by its folklore and historical and cultural heritage. Six of the twelve stories focus around a particular bird, animal, wildflower or insect characteristic of the locality, from barn owl to butterfly. The book might be described as a collection of ghost stories; in fact, while one or two stories involve a more or less supernatural element, each of them deals in various ways with the tug of the past upon the present, and explores how past and present can intersect in unexpected ways. The stories uncover what is real and enduring beneath the surface of things.

Paperback. Condizione: New. LONGLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION I still don't know whether he was done for before we met, whether his heart was already claimed, or smashed. Whether the love story pieced together in these pages is mine, or hers. The day after her wedding, Donella Ferguson Watson wakes up shackled to a man haunted by the past. The lonely days become weeks, months. Her husband Hugh, a prison doctor, will offer no explanation for their sexless marriage. She comes to suspect the answer lies with a hunger-striking suffragette who was force fed and held in solitary confinement. But what really happened between Hugh and his prisoner patient? A Petrol Scented Spring is a riveting novel of repression, jealousy and love, and the struggle for women's emancipation.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Winner of the Outdoor Writers and Photographers Guild: Outdoor Book Of The Year Award. Insightful and Adventurous, this collection of essays invites you to the Munro tops, Arctic Scandinavia, Pacific Crest Trail and Scottish Highlands, all from the comfort of your own home. With 40 years of experience backpacking, rewilding and hiking, Chris Townsend is no stranger to the great outdoors. Out There: A Voice from the Wild paints a vivid picture of some of nature's most beautiful wilderness, filled with helpful tips from one of Britain's best long distance walkers. Aside from this, making the essays all the more poignant is the snapshot it presents of some of Townsend's own philosophies, allowing moments of reflection not only on the magnificence of the outdoor world, but also our place and responsibility within it. Follow Chris through a plethora of enthralling exhibitions as he shows that there is never a better time to immerse yourself within the great outdoors than right now. 'What shines through this highly readable anthology is the author s passionate plea for the protection of our wild country. Highly recommended.' -Outdoor Focus.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The inspiration for thrilling BBC TV show Wisting, from the producers behind Wallander and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo For four months a body sat undiscovered just a few doors from the home of Chief Inspector William Wisting. Viggo Hansen was a man nobody ever noticed, even though he lived in a close-knit community. His death goes largely unreported, but catches the attention of Wisting's journalist daughter, Line. She decides to find out who this nondescript man really was. While Line's research has her digging deep into the dead man's past, Wisting is forced into the present as the body of another man is found in the forest. Wisting suspects a serial killer is at work - but his investigation only raises more questions. For how long has this killer been active, and across how many countries? When the CIA get involved, the stakes rise - culminating in a deadly race against time. The Caveman by Jorn Lier Horst is the gripping sequel to The Hunting Dogs, the award-winning title that inspired the BBC TV show Wisting. Winner of The Glass Key for best Nordic crime novel Get your next Scandi crime fix from number one bestselling author Jorn Lier Horst. Praise for the multi-award-winning William Wisting Mysteries: 'Up there with the best of the Nordic crime writers.' -The Times 'Solid, satisfying police procedurals.' -The Sunday Times 'Plotting reigns supreme.' -Financial Times 'Gripping and well executed.' -The Herald 'Immensely impressive.' -Barry Forshaw 'A masterpiece of storytelling.' -Lin Anderson.

Paperback. Condizione: New. WW1 is over. As a nurse at the front, Clementine has found and lost love, but has settled for middle class marriage. Vincent had half his face blown off, and wants more than life offers now. Drawn together by their shared experiences at the Front, they have a compulsive relationship, magnetic and parasitic, played out with blackmail and ending in disaster for one of them.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This tender and personal memoir by the poet Joanna Ramsey of George Mackay Brown gives an account of some aspects of the last eight years of his life in Stromness, Orkney, and of the friendship between them. It also provides a background to his poem 'A New Child: ECL 11 June 1993' (included in the anthology Following a Lark), which he wrote for Joanna's daughter. There are many small details of George's day to day life in those last years that are not included in any other account. Also included are an unpublished poem written for Joanna, and a number of birthday acrostics written for her and her daughter, Emma. In his final years George Mackay Brown rarely travelled beyond Stromness, but many of his friends visited him there; the book is also peopled by George's other friends, and paints a portrait of a man who remained very dear and important to others until his death and beyond it.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Like many young people of his generation, Craig Weldon came of age on hills all around the British Isles, but especially the Munros in Scotland. With his friends he braved the high mountains of the Cuillin and the lower tops of Gloucestershire, wild Welsh farmers and even wilder midges in the Highlands. Usually funny, sometimes dangerous, more often wet, one thing was for sure: life was never boring!

Paperback. Condizione: New. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year. Irish mountain runner Moire O'Sullivan is no stranger to challenges. Becoming the first person to complete the 100km Wicklow Round in under 24 hours, she is an athlete at her physical peak, and the summit of her career. However, when pregnancy interrupts life as she knows it, she is faced with a whole new terrain of issues: can Moire maintain her physical strength and career while treading the rocky path of new motherhood, and persevere through a pregnancy taking hold over the body that she once held such tight command over? Determined to remain at the top of her game, Moire explores the realm of adventure racing, a multi-disciplinary team expedition through wilderness and rough landscapes, set to challenge Moire both physically and mentally. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, record breaking British runner Jasmin Paris describes Bump, Bike and Baby as 'a winning journey through pregnancy, motherhood and mountains'. This honest, touching and motivational true story grapples between the pulls of postnatal family life and the passion for adventure. In a bid to win Ireland's National Adventure Race Series amidst the fears of parental incompetence and strain of new motherhood, an all too familiar question is posed: can Moire really have it all?

Paperback. Condizione: New. When Shona's teenage daughter goes missing, she's certain her ex-husband is the culprit. Her mother, Greta, is no help as she's too obsessed with being chased by the devil. Her uncle, Jimmy, is fresh out of prison and has never been entirely straight with her. Then there's the shaman living in her shed. All Shona wants is a simple life with her young son, and to get free of Maynard, the ex who's still living in the house. But nothing is ever straightforward and Shona soon discovers that the secrets she buried are as dangerous as the family curse that haunts her mother.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Sean McNicol's best friend Mitch saved his life in Afghanistan, in an act of impulsive heroism. Now Mitch is dead and Sean has left the Royal Marines with a head full of ghosts and guilt. Mitch talks to Sean from beyond the grave, by turns encouraging him, cursing, singing and leading him to question his own sanity on a daily basis.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'Subtle, Wry and Intimate' - The Times Sybil was happy with her perfectly average life. She had a decent job, working for the Royal Institute of Prehistorical Studies, and a happy relationship with her boyfriend, Simon. That is, until Helen Hansen, Sybil's undergraduate nemesis, re-enters her world, and now life as she knows it is unfurling in front of her eyes. After an unfortunate ice-rink incident that led to a short stay in hospital, Simon and Helen go home together, leaving Sybil not only concussed but loveless. To add insult to injury, Helen has now been appointed Head of Trustees at work, making her a permanent fixture in Sybil's daily life. Helen reflects everything Sybil isn't, and she becomes fixated on exposing Helen as a fraud, no matter the cost. Witty, offbeat and subtle, Ruth Thomas captures our hearts in The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line with Sybil's sarcastic narration, wry observations and real emotion. As featured on **BBC Radio 4 as book of the week*, *The Snow and the Works on the Northern Line tells the story of the life of a twenty-something; messy, honest, at some points lonely, but altogether full of heart.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Hamish Brown, who occupies a special place as a Scottish writer and traveller, turns his wealth of experience into captivating narratives of fascinating people and places; sometimes serious, at times laugh aloud in this new volume. Chasing the Dreams is a companion to Walking the Song, with the same kaleidoscopic range and variety, telling of treks in Scotland, the Alps, Atlas and Himalaya, of ventures by canoe and sailing, ski-ing and cycling.

Paperback. Condizione: New. SHORTLISTED FOR SALTIRE SOCIETY NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR Following the success of his 2014 title Danderlust, journalist Peter Ross has returned with his second edition of writings, delving into the warm, wonderful and wacky lives of the members of public we never get to meet. Quirky, hilarious, always engaging and often moving, The Passion of Harry Bingo enters the lives of some of Britain's least known but most amazing characters. From Orkney to the Sussex coast, we are introduced to the Sikh pipe band and Wall of Death riders, herring queens and drag queens, crazy golfers, Harry himself, and still following Partick Thistle in his nineties. This second selection of Peter Ross's sideways looks at life in Scotland - and beyond - celebrates diversity and highlights the beauty of the everyday in this nuanced and sympathetic account of post-referendum life. 'This is newspaper reporting at its most distinctive - engaging, quirky, amusing and moving.' - Scottish Island Explorer.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Yesterday ended in disaster. Very late at night, I decided to write down everything that had happened; the only way I could think of coping.Following a series of devastating rejections, Michèle Roberts began keeping an account of her life in the hope it might help mend her shattered sense of self. In this intimate and wryly honest journal she reflects on cities and countryside, loss and love, food, friendships, sisterhood, pleasure and memories, her abiding relationship with France and with literature. Over the course of a year a new pattern of being develops, until, finally, she finds a better relationship between inner and outer worlds.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Nobody likes the North Edinburgh Health Enforcement Team, least of all the people who work for it. An uneasy mix of seconded Police and health service staff, Mona, Bernard and their colleagues stem the spread of the Virus, a mutant strain of influenza, by tracking down people who have missed their monthly health check. Now two young divinity students are missing, raising question after question for the HET. Why were they drinking in a bikers' bar? Who are the mysterious Children of Camus cult? And why is the German government interfering in the investigation? Mona and Bernard need to fight their way through lies and intrigue, and find the missing girls - before anyone else does.

Paperback. Condizione: New. 'I'm scared of anyone with a knife and a grudge' New Year dawns and something is rotten in Kingsleigh. With a body on the bypass and pet cats going missing, supermarket sleuths Ant and Bea have a new case. But juggling problems at work and home takes its toll - and as they near the truth, more than one secret is going to come out.