The Scottish Borders – the area south of Edinburgh and west of Berwick-upon-Tweed – is described by the authors as ‘unsurpassed walking countryâ€. This illustrated guide introduces the towns, countryside, wildlife and the people and places of special interest in ‘Britainâ€s best kept secretâ€. A Foxglove Visitor Guide.
Dr. Robert Leach is a poet and a theatre practitioner. He has published six collections of poetry, as well as pamphlets and chapbooks. He has also published more than a dozen books of theatre history and theatre theory, including the two volume History of British Theatre and Performance, published by Routledge.
He is a former chair of Borders Writers Forum and currently chair of Melrose Literary Society.