Read Scotland 2014 discussion

(Sorry; wasn't sure whether Assynt rhymed with ascent or not, so decided against any wordplay with it.)

I'm going to go for a bit of everything including:
1. Wild Voices: Journeys Through Time in the Scottish Highlands by Mike Cawthorne

2. The Cabinetmaker by Alan Jones

3 & 4. The Mermaid Quilt & Other Tales by Beth Camp; I've already read her Standing Stones recently, so that counts, right?

5. History of the Munros of Fowlis with genealogies of the principal families of the name: to which are added those of Lexington and New England by Alexander Mackenzie

6. The Singing Loch by Michael Graeme

7. Cauldstane by Linda Gillard

8. The Blackhouse by Peter May (left that one off by mistake earlier)
And whatever else I stumble across that looks interesting. :-)

Yes the Beth Camp book counts! Glad to have you along, P.J.!

'the singing loch' sounds very interesting? what type of story is it?

Julie wrote: "'the singing loch' sounds very interesting? what type of story is it?"

To be perfectly honest, the only thing I know about it is from its description blurb:

"Scott Matthews, a disillusioned city worker, finds himself being drawn into a bizarre corporate conspiracy. From the ruthless greed of '80's London, to the austere beauty of Western Scotland, Scott begins to unravel the threads of an enigma dating back centuries, while gradually falling under the spell of the mysterious and forbidden Singing Loch. Against all odds, he discovers love, enlightenment, and ultimately a truth more startling than legend. This is a story about land, about those who own it and about those who dare to trespass upon it. It's about how the loss of wilderness and of our right of access to it threatens the very soul of mankind."

Peggy wrote: "Yes the Beth Camp book counts! Glad to have you along, P.J.!"

Thanks Peggy; it seems like a really interesting group.

I'm about half done with my list. I finished my #3 The Mermaid Quilt & Other Tales by Beth Camp this week and will post a review in a bit (probably when I finish traveling).

I read her Standing Stones (4 on the list) before I found this group this spring. I posted a review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Other books from the list that I read and reviewed recently:

#5 History of the Munros of Fowlis with genealogies of the principal families of the name: to which are added those of Lexington and New England: by Alexander Mackenzie, which included a lot of begetting, smiting, castle burning and cattle thieving. Despite that, it's a bit of a snoozer unless one is referring to it for historical or genealogical reasons. My review is here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

#6 The Singing Loch by Michael Graeme which I reviewed here.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I enjoyed all the books so far, though not in the same way, and not for the same reason. I'd recommend all of them, though with the caveats and comments noted in the review.

Onward!

P.J. wrote: "I'm about half done with my list. I finished my #3 The Mermaid Quilt & Other Tales by Beth Camp this week and will post a review in a bit (probably when I finish traveling).

I rea..."

Good going, P.J.!

Thanks Peggy!

As it turns out, I'm going to bump myself into the next group since I've just started: Marsali Taylor's Death on a Longship. That would put me at nine books and the Hebridean category, so I'll continue there.

Cheers!