Best Scottish Fiction Novels & Stories

Agnes said, when the woman left. "People don't always see what's right in front of them." Agnes looked at her for a moment. Then went back to her ledger. The morning passed in a rhythm that felt, unexpectedly, like breathing. A student wanted recommendations for Scottish contemporary fiction — Yessica pulled four titles from different shelves without hesitating. A man in his sixties was buying a birthday present for his wife and had no idea what she liked. Yessica asked him three questions, then handed him The Remains of the Day.

POV: Moira | Scottish Highlands, outside Inverness Five years is long enough that Scotland has become the shape of my life rather than the place I retreated to, which is a distinction that matters, the distinction between somewhere you are waiting and somewhere you are living, and I have been living here with Finn for five years in the specific way that people live somewhere they chose rather than somewhere they ended up, intentionally, with attention, building the kind of life that requires building rather than the kind that arrives fully formed. The community here is small and old and has the quality that Scottish wolf communities have, which is the quality of people who have been in the s

I wanted a completely clean slate, guarantee of never running into anyone I knew or anything that resembled a reminder. When I decided to leave the States, I picked the first English speaking country that came to mind, Scotland. Although, now I had to wonder if it was a result of my sister’s obsessions with The Outlander show. I remembered that night when I decided I had to leave. Both of us were sitting on the couch, she was watching her favorite show, always keeping an eye on me and I just blurted out I wanted to move to Scotland. I wanted to get away and with her darn show playing, Scotland was the first country that popped in my head. She was totally onboard with it, hoping I was finally

CHAPTER 16 Two weeks ago: David couldn’t keep her out for long. It was after the third time the Beast took him that Sally read the pamphlet Jane had given her. After the section on Hettie of the Hedgerow, Sally flipped forward in the pamphlet to the next chapter where she found the section on the ‘Curse of the McCavendish family.’ The chapter was on Phantom Black Dogs of the Highlands and the Gaelic mythological hound Cù-Sith in particular. It was the last section of this chapter that opened her eyes to the complicity of everyone who lived in Dunballan, including Jane. It was here that she learned something of the dark burden of David’s family:

BOOK NINE: Never Kiss a Scot Excerpt from the Quizzing Glass Gazette, June 30, 1821, the Lady Society column: Lady Society has been hearing the most delicious tales. Dare I say rumor has it that Lord Kincadea Scottish earland his two brothers have recently come to Bath and are setting the fans aflutter and the matrons atwitter? I'm tempted to suggest matches for these Scottish rogues, but then again, if I know anything about Scots, they will take what they want, when they want it. Ladies of Bath, if you desire one of them for a husband, I wish you the best of luck!

"Any favorites?" Scott joined her by the bookshelf, scanning the titles. "Oh, there are so many. I enjoy science fiction and fantasy genres the most. Some of my favorites include 'Dune' by Frank Herbert, 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card, and 'Harry Potter' series by J.K. Rowling. But I'm always open to discovering new books too." Fiona nodded, impressed by Scott's literary tastes. She herself was an avid reader and appreciated finding common ground with him.