Janet Paisley

"Anne Farquharson is a young Highlander - tempestuous, bold, determined to be her own woman. Yet the clan Farquharson - like its close neighbours and rivals - is under threat. The Highlands suffer at the domineering hand of English King George, while there are rumours that Bonnie Prince Charlie, in exile in France, is seeking to return and hoping to raise an army in a bid for the throne." "When Anne agrees to marry a clan chief, she is doing much more than taking his bed. For she and her supporters are drawn into the heart of the brutal and bloody conflict, and as the Jacobite rebellion escalates, she and her husbands find themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield." "In a time when civil war is tearing the nation apart, Anne believes she can be a match for anyone. By sword. By conviction. By passion."--Jacket.

White rose rebel

'White Rose Rebel' is the story of a couple torn apart and set against each other, finding themselves on opposite sides during the Jacobite Rebellion.

White Rose Rebel

Inspired by first century AD warrior women, Janet Paisley's Warrior Daughter is a gripping adventure about one young woman's struggle to survive in the harsh Celtic wilderness. 2,000 years ago on the Isle of Skye, a warrior is born. Daughter of an Iron Age warrior queen, Skaaha is wild, headstrong and revered. But she is also a child, and when a chariot race leaves the queen dead and her menacing rival Mara in her place, Skaaha's charmed life lies in ruins. Vulnerable, her future imperilled, Skaaha seeks to forge a life beyond the new queen's reach. But with rumour, fear and danger sweeping the island, she cannot remain unmoved. Broken by brutal misfortune, alone in a world of mistrust, Skaaha must unearth the courage to confront her enemies in defence of her people. Illuminated by the great Celtic fire festivals, Warrior Daughter is inspired by the historical Scathach, a fierce warrior woman of the first century AD and forerunner to the equally ferocious Boudicca. Praise for Janet Paisley's White Rose Rebel: 'Heather igniting historical adventure' Sunday Times 'A powerful historical page-turner with a beautiful, feisty heroine' Scotsman Janet Paisley is the author of five poetry collections, two of short fiction, a novella and numerous plays, radio, TV and film scripts. Accolades include a prestigious Creative Scotland Award (Not for Glory, stories), the Peggy Ramsay Memorial Award (Refuge, a play) and a BAFTA nomination (Long Haul, a short film). Her first novel, White Rose Rebel, is available from Penguin.

Warrior Daughter

WildFire

Kevin MacNeil

Moira Burgess

Going Up Ben Nevis in a Bubble Car

Monologues

Ye Cannae Win

Alien Crop

New Writing Scotland is the principal forum for poetry and short fiction in Scotland today. Every year it publishes the very best from both emerging and established writers, and lists many of the leading lights of Scotland's literary Renaissance among its past (and present) contributors. On the road home it was suddenly is the latest collection of excellent contemporary literature, drawn from a wide cross-section of Scottish culture and society. New Writing Scotland always attracts positive media attention and is regarded as an annual indicator of the state of the literary nation. on the road home it was suddenly will be an essential purchase for any collection of current literature.

On the Road Home it was Suddenly

Reading the Bones is Janet Paisley's fourth collection of poetry and is further testament to her extraordinary talents. Often disturbing, yet always life-affirming, it readily confirms the remarkable ability shown by her last collection, Alien Crop. Reading the Bones has a compelling resonance which marks Paisley as an exceptional poetic voice.

Reading the Bones

Jas overhears his wife in bed with an Italian. His plan to retire early & spend their winters in Italy is out the window. He tries to confront Linda but it all goes wrong. Is she toying with him? She's toying with lots of other things

Wicked!

Anne Farquharson is een prachtige rebel, een vrouwelijke Braveheart die bereid is haar leven te geven voor haar land en voor haar koning. Terwijl de Schotse Hooglanden lijden onder de wrede onderdrukking van de Engelse koning George, gaan er geruchten dat Bonnie Prince Charlie tergukeert uit Franse ballingschap om met zijn leger de troon te claimen. Anne sluit ondertussen een verbond met de rivaliserende Schotse krijgsheer Agnus Mackintosh door zijn huwelijksaanzoek te accepteren. Maar de bloedige strijd escaleert en Anne en haar echtgenoot komen tegenover elkaar op het slagveld te staan. Nu moet Anne bewijzen dat de sekse van een vrouw geen zwakte is, maar een wapen.

Janet Paisley

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