…deep-down, life-giving death. Our strath falls quiet. The flocks of holiday makers are gone, the bikers and boaters and booted walkers have dwindled. The traffic …
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Posted on 14th October, 2020
Two-Book Deal For Merryn Glover’s Cairngorms
…publisher, *Polygon: FACT AND FICTION: TWO-BOOK DEAL FOR MERRYN GLOVER’S CAIRNGORMS Polygon, an imprint of Birlinn Limited, has signed Merryn Glover to a two-book deal …
Posted on 28th September, 2020
Loch Insh Osprey
…eggs, and I watched and waited through the lengthening days and the greening of the strath. At last, in early June, tiny heads appeared above …
Posted on 24th August, 2020
Loch Etchachan & Ben MacDui: A Cairngorms Photo Story
Living by the Spey, most of my walks into the Cairngorms are from the north-western side, such as the one to Angel’s Peak last year. …
Posted on 27th July, 2020
Coincidence in A House Called Askival
…2015, we climbed Askival on the island of Rum, left a copy on top registered with BookCrossing and enjoyed what happened next: https://www.facebook.com/freightbooks/posts/376620945880076?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARC6LRgbDhBRfFx2irHLBqZBZycET2EJ0R2gFYxKmAByXt4yT3O48JfI9eF7bLRZSPnOsjDdxKtr005EiFGJmvFkbOoDpQfk6qRUkY3PTfBNBKYcTxogEqjs2gFb8ZJRQQGuDtdF1ic6e4pR8HRqdavjH3Nnv8rMnAWHoVuttu_jGW2IyLGcfkec_m-5dT7lSdLJh_WUI7LUnayugbdav5JX-fzDAnrkNwpxoGg68tnnZwxPOwHSvYyabx_YBQ6yM2JiGAF_WOHtnjb_pALNVuAiZNzfyzrDyCCLXKbrBLQB6VPD8IuuPk0s6tyaH_9ZyAW_Ks9feDncNqvXP-x9Vzg&__tn__=-R Then …
Posted on 29th June, 2020
A Sense of Place
…Author. ‘Do you see them? There’s a ruby – and over there, a sapphire!’ The senior gentleman points his walking stick into the long, frosted …
Posted on 9th June, 2020
Stay at Home!
…gives entertaining results and wastes a lot of time. (All essential writer’s ‘research’, of course.) So, there are the obvious things, like green grass and …
Posted on 29th May, 2020
Of Stone and Sky Reviews & Features
To see what others have said about Of Stone and Sky, follow the links below. If you’ve read it, please do add your own review on Amazon, Goodreads or …
Posted on 29th May, 2020
Of Stone and Sky Background Reading
Below are written sources that I drew from in my research for the novel Of Stone and Sky. My greatest sources, however, were the people …