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Sep 21, 2023 | booksfromscotland.com | Allan Radcliffe |Fairlight Books |Alice Piotrowska

In his poignant and evocative debut novel, set against the backdrop of rural Scotland, Allan Radcliffe tells a compelling coming-of-age story that paints a tender portrait of grief in all its complexities. We’re delighted to feature an excerpt from this emotionally resonant and captivating read. Extract taken from The Old Haunts By Allan RadcliffePublished by Fairlight BooksWe Don’t Drink BeerAfter the house was sold, we drove north to Aumrie, a cinematic place at the western end of Loch Tay.

May 12, 2023 | booksfromscotland.com | Lorraine Wilson |Fairlight Books |Vikki Reilly

‘Here then was an island ready and waiting for its people.’Mother Sea is an evocative fantasy-tinged novel about an island community facing extinction. BooksfromScotland got in touch with author Lorraine Wilson to ask her to tell us how she created her fictional world. Mother SeaBy Lorraine WilsonPublished by Fairlight BooksBuilding An IslandMy new book, Mother Sea, was my first time inventing a country. It is a real world story set on a fictitious island in the Indian Ocean.