Friday, May 24, 2024
Here’s a new (well, new to the Methadone List, let us say…) author for those of you fascinated by Scotland, Jacobites, and Men in Kilts.
Maggie Craig is a multi-published, very popular Scottish author, whose Fiction and Non-Fiction are equally gripping—and if you’ve already read your way through Julia Brannan’s Jacobite novels, and are looking for more…. I recommend:
Damn’ Rebel Bitches — The Women of the ‘45
And
Bare-Arsed Banditti — The Men of the ‘45
These two books are fascinating looks at the real history of the real men and women who fought during the Stuart Rising called “The ‘45” (i.e., Bonnie Prince Charlie). Loved the detail and the vivid personalities!
Beyond the non-fictional history of the Rising lies a series of novels, dealing with the same time period, ranging from Edinburgh to the Highlands. There are (I think) presently three novels in this series (called the “Storm Over Scotland” series):
(Yes, Book Ten is coming along fine, but you won’t get it until it’s done, I’m afraid. So in the meantime… you can find all of them on both amazon.com (U.S.A.) and amazon.co.uk (U.K.).