A lighthearted, fund-raising anthology by Scottish women writers. In this hugely enjoyable anthology, established bestselling Scottish writers have joined forces with up-and-coming new stars to raise money for a very good cause. Poignant,provocative, hilarious and heartwarming in turn, this varied and memorable collection includes never-before-published stories by Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, Manda Scott, Tania Kindersley, Julia Hamilton, Sara Sheridan, Leila Aboulela, Helen Lamb, Abigail Bosanko, Shari Low, Sian Preese, Miller Lau, Aline Templeton, Morag Joss, Carol Anne Davis, Lennox Morrison, Carmen Reid and Katie Agnew. [pound]1 from every copy sold will be divided between Barnardo's children's charity and Women Onto Work, a Scottish-based charity which helps women from disadvantaged backgrounds.
"History is a treasure chest which contains not only facts and figures, archive material and artefacts but stories. I love the stories."
Sara Sheridan was born in Edinburgh and studied at Trinity College, Dublin. She works in a wide range of media and genres. Tipped in Company and GQ magazines, she has been nominated for a Young Achiever Award. She has also received a Scottish Library Award and was shortlisted for the Saltire Book Prize. She sits on the committee for the Society of Authors in Scotland (where she lives) and is an active member of '26' the campaign for the importance of words. She blogs on the Guardian site about her writing life and puts her hand up to being a 'twitter evangelist'. She also appears, occasionally on BBC Radio, most recently on Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent, talking about Estonian independence. A self-confessed 'word nerd' her favourite book is 'Water Music' by TC Boyle.
