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41) The glass house
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English
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"Scotland, 1912. Antonia McCulloch and her husband, Malcolm, have drifted apart; her burgeoning art career came to nothing; and when she looks in the mirror, she sees disappointment. But at least she will always have Balmarra, her family's grand Scottish estate, and its exquisite glass house, filled with exotic plants that can take her far away. Then her estranged brother's wife, Cicely Pick, arrives unannounced, with her young daughter and enough...
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Mad Wolf's daughter volume 2
Publisher
Kathy Dawson Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
After Drest manages to free her father, Sir Oswyn captures Faintree Castle and convinces the court that Drest has slain Lord Faintree, with a substantial reward for her capture, but Drest, knowing that Lord Faintree is alive, must find a way to restore him to his throne.
44) May God forgive
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Publisher
Europa Editions
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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"Detective Harry McCoy returns in the suspenseful, atmospheric fifth installment in Alan Parks' internationally bestselling thriller series. Glasgow is a city in mourning. An arson attack on a hairdresser's has left five dead. Tempers are frayed and sentiments running high. When three youths are charged the city goes wild. A crowd gathers outside the courthouse but as the police drive the young men to prison, the van is rammed by a truck, and the...
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English
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In December 1887 Stevenson wrote that he had 'fallen head over heels into a new tale ... a most seizing tale; there are some fantastic elements; the most is a dead genuine human problem - human tragedy, I should say rather.'. The Master of Ballantrae opens in the old Scottish house of Durrisdeer, ancestral home of the Duries, a family divided by the Jacobite rising of 1745. Its adventure draws in sea voyages, piracy, buried treasure, magic and nightmare,...
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Series
Mad Wolf's daughter volume 1
Publisher
Kathy Dawson Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In 1210 Scotland, when invading knights capture 12-year-old Drest's father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers who make up his fearsome war-band, she sets off to rescue them from the castle prison, taking along a wounded knight as her captive to trade for her family's freedom"--
47) The pearl thief
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Code name Verity volume Prequel
Publisher
Hyperion
Pub. Date
©2017.
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English
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Fifteen-year-old Julia Beaufort-Stuart wakes up in a hospital not knowing how she was injured, and soon befriends Euan McEwen, the Scottish Traveller boy who found her, and later, when a body is discovered, she experiences the prejudices his family has endured and tries to keep them from being framed for the crime.
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Maids of honor volume 2
Publisher
SSBFYR
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In 1559 England, Beatrice and her fellow Maids of Honor, Queen Elizabeth I's secret all-female guard, must rely on their charm and deadly spying skills to investigate a brewing Scottish rebellion.
49) Braveheart
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Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
William Wallace is a bold Scotsman who used the steel of his blade and the fire of his intellect to rally his countrymen to liberation.
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Series
Dandy Gilver murder mysteries volume 6
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Dandy is caught between two feuding families who run rival department stores. Dandy's services are needed when the heiress to one of the stores goes missing. As Dandy starts to unravel the long-hidden family secrets, she begins to discover disturbing connections and it's not long before danger abounds."--Dust jacket.
52) WildHeart
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Withstanding the fickle climate on the very edge of Europe - the Scots pine is at the heart of an ecosystem, a home to hundreds of other life forms from the golden eagle to the rare capercaillie and the red squirrel. As one of our longest living species it's also been witness to Scotland's history - where a wild Highland landscape and its people have changed beyond recognition in 500 years.
54) Sold to a laird
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Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When Douglas Eston visits the Duke of Herridge, he expects to leave with an investment - not a wife! With his brilliant ideas attracting attention all over London, Douglas does not need to rely on the duke. But when he meets Lady Sarah Baines, the stubborn beauty whose virtue her father would willingly sell, Douglas finds himself utterly entranced and desperate to protect her. Lady Sarah always knew her father was cruel, but this time he's gone too...
56) Rob Roy
Publisher
MGM/UA Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
When a harsh winter threatens the majestic Scottish Highlands, Rob Roy MacGregor is forced to borrow money from the less-than-noble Marquis of Montrose to provide for his clan. When Montrose's evil henchmen conspire to take the wealth for themselves, they thrust Rob into the most challenging battle of his life.
57) Queens' play
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Series
Lymond chronicles volume 2
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
Francis Crawford of Lymond, once an accused traitor, now a valued agent of Scottish diplomacy, is sent to France to protect young Queen Mary Stuart from assassinators that extend from her native country to the court of France.
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Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Over six years, Bunting traveled the Hebrides, exploring their landscapes, histories, and magnetic pull. She delves into the meanings of home and belonging, which in these islands have been fraught with tragedy as well as tenacious resistance. Bunting considers the extent of the islands' influence beyond their shores, finding that their history of dispossession and migration has been central to the British imperial past."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
In 1940, during the Blitz, Katherine, Robbie and Amelie Bateson are sent north to a private school in Rookskill Castle in Scotland, a brooding place, haunted by dark magic from the past--but when some of their classmates disappear Katherine has to find out if the cause is hidden in the past or very much in the present.
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Publisher
Child's Play Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
Description
Norman John Gillies was one of the last children ever born on St Kilda, five years before the whole population was evacuated forever to the British mainland. People had lived on these islands for over four thousand years, developing a thriving, tightly-knit society that knew nothing of crime or money, and took care of its weakest members without hesitation. At the mercy of the seasons and the elements, a unique lifestyle evolved, based around resilience,...
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