
Thornhill book launch at the BQA Hotel – Thursday 17 Nov 7 pm
Come for a wee chat, a read and a swallie. If you have a pink book already, bring it along and I’ll sign it.

Come for a wee chat, a read and a swallie. If you have a pink book already, bring it along and I’ll sign it.

Hope you can make it. And if you’ve already got a copy of (The) Last Year, bring it along for signing.

Dumfries town centre, where several key scenes of the novel are set.

Please come along on 16 November – share with your contacts. Hope to see you there for a chat and a read – or in Thornhill on the 17th!

Please come along on 17 November – share with your contacts. Hope to see you there for a chat and a drink – or in Dumfries on the 16th!

Mid-Nithsdale in bloom. Is it really half way through October? #(The) Last Year #novel#Dumfries and Galloway

Thursday 17 November, Buccleuch and Queensberry Hotel – save the date. More info to follow. #Thornhill#novel#(The)LastYear
A view of Thornhill, Dumfries and Galloway – the market town near Deborah and John’s house. #Thornhill#Dumfries and Galloway#Scotland

I want to share some of the locations in Scotland and the US which I enjoyed writing about in (The) Last Year. For a start, here’s a view of the Scaur Water, where John gives himself a good talking to one night.
Another wee piece from the Yellow Door exhibition: Iceland is the country that Scotland sometimes yearns to be. Its independent, self-governing, confident chippiness appeals to that part of the Scottish identity which longs to tell the rest of the world how unique we are. Its austere northern beauty chimes with those parts of our country which lift us to the best of ourselves. Its creativity is unembarrasedly original. A bit like our own. Its weather makes…