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Ten books that make me proud to be Scottish!
O CaledoniaO Caledonia by Elspeth Barker
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a small but perfectly formed classic of dysfunctional adolescence
Open the Door! (Virago modern classics)Open the Door! (Virago modern classics) by Catherine Carswell
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A fascinating semi-autobiographical book by a pal of D.H. Lawrence
The Private Memoirs and Confessions Of A Justified Sinner (Canongate Classics)The Private Memoirs and Confessions Of A Justified Sinner (Canongate Classics) by James Hogg
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A remarkable tale of murder & the supernatural, finally getting the recognition it deserves
Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics)Lanark: Life in Four Books: A Life in 4 Books (Canongate Classics) by Alasdair Gray
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This will always be The Big Book for Scottish fiction ... needs no introduction!
The Beast (Flamingo)The Beast (Flamingo) by Sharman Macdonald
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A great wee novel which hardly anyone seems to have heard of...
The Sea RoadThe Sea Road by Margaret Elphinstone
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A gripping adventure yarn - the life of the farthest travelled woman in the Viking world
TrumpetTrumpet by Jackie Kay
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Only Jackie Kay could have brought this off - unusual and extremely touching
The House with the Green Shutters (Canongate Classics)The House with the Green Shutters (Canongate Classics) by George Douglas Brown
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Small-town tragedy by an Ayrshireman who died tragically young
ClaraClara by Janice Galloway
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Beautifully written novel about the life of Clara Schumann (dedicated to my old music teacher!)
Negative SpaceNegative Space by Zoe Strachan
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Grippingly visceral read from a talented young novelist