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From the author of The Bookseller of Inverness comes an atmospheric and immersive historical novel
- Paperback
528 pages
- Release Date
20 January 2026
Summary
From the bestselling author of The Bookseller of Inverness comes the unforgettable story of a Scottish town on the cusp of change and the group of townspeople whose lives will be irrevocably altered over the course of one tumultuous year.
‘Rich, insightful … [an] impressive novel’ Sunday Times
‘Shona MacLean’s novels are smart, soulful and deeply engrossing. An exceptional, wise and compassionate storyteller, she can make any ‘historical period sing with li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529445534 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529445531 |
| Author: | Shona MacLean |
| Publisher: | Quercus Publishing |
| Imprint: | Quercus Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 528 |
| Release Date: | 20 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm |
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Critics Review
A riveting portrait of a small community slowly transforming as the wider world begins to upend its old ways * Daily Mail *
Credible and immersive * Scotsman *
An unforgettable story * My Weekly *
’[A] rich, insightful portrait of a community … MacLean’s impressive novel reveals lives changed and challenged by larger historical forces that her characters do not fully understand’ – The Sunday Times
Beautifully written and wonderfully evocative, but also tangentially tackles some really meaty subjects - slavery, grave robbery, cholera, political unrest, emigration - although, as ever, MacLean wears her learning lightly. – Richard Bath * Scottish Field *
About The Author
Shona MacLean
S. G. MacLean (Shona) has a PhD in History from the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of two historical crime series - the Alexander Seaton series, set in seventeenth century Scotland and the Damian Seeker series, set in Oliver Cromwell’s London, for which she has twice won the CWA Historical Dagger. Her standalone Jacobite thriller, The Bookseller of Inverness, was Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2023. Shona lives in Conon Bridge, Scotland.
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