Maggie Craig
Maggie Craig has worked as a medical secretary, translator, and tour guide, before the publication of her first novel, The River Flows On. She now writes full time, and has completed 6 novels and one non-fiction book, Damn Rebel Bitches, the story of the women of the '45 rebellion. She is proud to be a writer of 'women's commercial fiction' and romance novels.
She has contributed to two other non-fiction books, Twisted Sisters and EUP's The Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women.
Maggie Craig's family has always claimed Robert Tannahill, the weaver-poet of Paisley to be on one of the branches of the Craig family tree. Tannahill is best known as - supposedly - the wordsmith of "Will ye go, lassie, go?", or "Wild Mountain Thyme". Tannahill left no children - allegedly drowning himself when a publisher rejected one of his manuscripts. As a several-times great niece, Maggie Craig continues to write, despite her own experiences of rejection by a publisher.
- Damn' Rebel Bitches: The Women Of The '45
Craig tells the stories of the many women caught up in the last Jacobite Rising, some of whom gave money and hospitality, acted as spies and raised men for Prince Charles' army, and others who had no choice, who were raped and persecuted after Culloden. - The Dancing Days
The depression is beginning to bite in 1930s Glasgow, but Jean is determined to stay positive and becomes a paid dancing partner at one of the city's many palais de danse. Soon, though, her desire to support her loved ones draws her into a sinister world that lurks behind the club's glamorous façade. - The River Flows On
Life in a Clydebank tenement in the 1920s is not easy for anyone, least of all Kate Cameron, who is treated harshly by her mother. Her story continues into World War 2, when her resilience keeps her going in difficult times. - A Star To Steer By
Ellie's life is dominated by two men. Her friendship with Evander Tait is frowned upon by his family and the bond she shares with a member of one of Glasgow's notorious gangs is misunderstood by everyone. Both relationships threaten to tear her apart. Is she strong enough to make the right choices? - The Stationmaster's Daughter
Living away from the poverty that surrounds her in the station master's cottage at Partick, Carrie leads a charmed life. Her only real problem is her mother's determination to stop her romance with Ewen Livingstone.
Bibliography
Fiction
- The River Flows On
- When The Lights Come On Again
- The Stationmaster's Daughter
- A Star To Steer By - 2003
- The Dancing Days - 2004
- A Troublesome Woman - 2006
- Scarlet Threads - 2006
Non Fiction
- Damn Rebel Bitches - 2000
- Footsteps on the Stairs: Tales from Duff House