Scottish Fiction Books
Warrior Daughter - By Janet Paisley
"A powerful and lusty historical novel of Iron-age Scotland's warrior queens"
2,000 years ago on the Isle of Skye, a warrior is born.
Daughter of an Iron Age warrior queen, Skaaha is wild, headstrong and revered. But she is also a child, and when a chariot race leaves her mother dead and the queen's rival Mara in her place,
Skaaha’s charmed life lies in ruins.
Vulnerable, her future imperilled, Skaaha seeks to forge a life beyond the new queen's reach. But with rumour, fear and danger sweeping the island, she cannot remain unmoved. Broken by brutal misfortune, alone in a world of mistrust, Skaaha must unearth the courage to confront her enemies in defence of her people.
Illuminated by the great Celtic fire festivals, Warrior Daughter is inspired by the historical Scathach, a fierce warrior woman of the first century AD and forerunner to the equally ferocious Boudicca.
Praise for White Rose Rebel:
Pacy, racy . . . a hot little kilt-lifter’ Sunday Times
‘A powerful historical page-turner with a beautiful, feisty heroine’ Scotsman
Janet Paisley is the author of five poetry collections, two of short fiction, a novella and numerous plays, radio, TV and film scripts. Accolades include a prestigious Creative Scotland Award (Not for Glory, stories), the Peggy Ramsay Memorial Award (Refuge, a play) and a BAFTA nomination (Long Haul, a short film). Her first novel, White Rose Rebel, is available from Penguin.
For further information, please contact
Jayde Lynch on:
020 7010 3368 / jayde.lynch@uk.penguingroup.com
or Anna Ridley on:
020 7010 3251 / anna.ridley@uk.penguingroup.com
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