Books

Wildwood, by Elinor Florence by Liz Treacher, Author Do you ever long for a simpler life? Could you live off the grid? Canadian author, Elinor Florence, explores this in her novel Wildwood (Dundurn Press, 2018).
 I met Elinor this summer when she came to Brora to do some research into

Conversations with Friends, by Sally Rooney by Liz Treacher, Author Iread Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends (Faber, 2017) during a recent trip to see an Eighties band, so maybe that is why I found it so nostalgic. The novel is set in Dublin in the present day, but it

Major Tom’s War, by Vee Walker By Liz Treacher Do you have a box of old letters written by your grandparents and stashed away in the attic? Yes? So does Vee Walker, a local author living in the Black Isle. Unlike the rest of us, Vee has opened the

Of Stone and Sky, by Merryn Glover By Liz Treacher, Author Highland author Merryn Glover’s second novel Of Stone and Sky, (Polygon, 2021) which won Book of the Year at the Bookmark Book Festival, is a perfect winter read. Draw the curtains, light the fire and prepare to be

The new wilderness, by Diane Cook by Liz Treacher, Author Looking for something original and captivating with a touch of the dystopian? The New Wilderness (Harper, 2020) by Diane Cook could be the next book for you.
 Diane Cook is an American writer based in New York. The New Wilderness

When the dead come calling, by Helen Sedgwick by Liz Treacher, Author I’m a big fan of Helen Sedgwick’s work and really enjoyed her first two novels, The Comet Seekers and The Growing Season. Now this talented author, who lives near Tain, has turned her hand to crime.