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The Hidden Fires Reviews & Features
Resource Category: For Readers, The Hidden Fires
To see what others have said about The Hidden Fires, follow the links below. If you’ve read it, please do add your own review on Amazon, Goodreads or other retailer sites. If you would like to feature the book in your publication, site or broadcast, please contact Polygon Books for a review copy. …
Read the articleScots & Gaelic Words in Merryn’s Writing
Resource Category: For Readers, Of Stone and Sky, The Hidden Fires
Here’s a (growing) list of Scots and Gaelic words that appear in my writing and sometimes baffle folks from other parts. If you discover more that need definitions, do let me know. ben – mountain or hill cairn – pile of stones, often at a summit, though also marking a …
Read the articleCharacters in Of Stone and Sky
Resource Category: For Readers, Of Stone and Sky
These are the main characters from my Cairngorms-set novel, Of Stone and Sky, roughly in order of appearance or importance. Mo Smith – primary narrator, minister turned publican, like a sister to Colvin & Sorley Colvin Munro – a Highland shepherd, born & raised on the farm of Rowancraig Estate, …
Read the articleThe Cairngorms Lyric
Resource Category: For Educators, For Writers
The Cairngorms Lyric is a new kind of poem I invented in 2019 when I was Cairngorms National Park Writer in Residence, facilitating Shared Stories: A Year in the Cairngorms. It is inspired by poetic forms like the Japanese Haiku and the American Sentence, but unique to the Cairngorms. The …
Read the articleOf Stone and Sky Reviews & Features
Resource Category: For Readers, Of Stone and Sky
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 other retailer sites. If you would like to feature the book in your publication, site or broadcast, please contact Polygon Books for a review copy. AWARDS Book …
Read the articleOf Stone and Sky Background Reading
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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 who live and work in this area and who so generously shared their stories with me. They are included in the acknowledgements in the book. …
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