Wigtown Book Festival: Thursday 2nd October
12noon - Andrew McCulloch - From Alexander III to Bruce
In his perceptive book, Scottish Saga: the Kingship in Eclipse, Andrew McCulloch throws new and controversial light on the turbulent period of Scottish history that began with the death of Alexander III and ended with the recognition of Bruce as king.
2pm - Charlie Allan - The Truth Tells Twice
The Life of a North-East Farm.
3.30pm - Des Dillon - My Epileptic Lurcher
Garlieston-based author Des Dillon’s new book is his funniest and most moving since Me and Ma Gal. He talks to Rab Wilson.
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Add to BasketMy Epileptic Lurcher - Hardback -
£12.99
Manny Riley is a recovering alcoholic and struggling scriptwriter with a serious anger management problem. Lately, though, things have started to change for the better. A happy marriage, a move away from Glasgow to an idyllic seaside village and the adoption of Bailey, a lurcher with epilepsy. -
Add to BasketThe Truth Tells Twice: The Life Of A North-East Farm - Hardback -
£16.99
This is an affectionate and humorous look at the life of the small Aberdeenshire farmer through the 19th and 20th centuries. It is full of folk wisdom and anecdotes from the people who made that farming community the prosperous thing it became from Nature's rather meagre bounty.
