Books

Benbecula by Graeme Macrae Burnet Novel ideas by Catherine By Catherine Williams, St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Benbecula is part of the Darkland Tales series of non-fiction novellas published by Birlinn, each written by a different Scottish author, each one exploring a moment in history and, in the

Grey Matters by Danielle Barbereau Pages by Peter By Peter Newman, 
St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Commitee Giving a book about the power of healing for women through defiance, shared experiences and the multigenerational need to be heard and secured to a privileged, middle class, middle aged, white man

A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin Novel ideas from Catherine By Catherine Williams, Vice Chairperson, St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Ian Rankin does not disappoint in this 2023 crime thriller. Once again John Rebus is right at the heart of the book, though it’s an older,

Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York by Andrew Lownie Pages by Peter by Peter Newman, 
St Duthac Book and Arts Festival Commitee Andrew Lownie is a fascinating author. On the face of it, the owner of a successful literary agency, a former President of the Cambridge

Clear by Carys Davies Novel ideas from Catherine By Catherine Williams, Vice Chairperson, St Duthac Book and Arts Festival "He wished he could swim – the swimming belt felt like a flimsy thing and it had been no comfort to be told not to worry, the men couldn’t swim

Long Island by Colm Tóibín by Lottie Fyfe Long Island by Colm Tóibín (2024) follows the critically acclaimed Brooklyn (2009), which saw Eilis Lacey return to America and her husband Tony after an unexpected romance in her rural Irish hometown of Enniscorthy. Now, it’s the mid-seventies, Eilis is