About to get married, Mirabelle and her fiancé, retired Superintendent Alan McGregor, are torn about where they will settle. When a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes up to buy a secluded house on the banks of the Firth of Forth, they submit to getting permission from the local landlord. But that permission comes at a price – […]
The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan
It’s the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is a-buzz with rumours of King George IV’s impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly-installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower – an event that only occurs once every few decades. When newly-widowed […]
Where are the Women? A Guide to an Imagined Scotland by Sara Sheridan
For most of recorded history, women have been sidelined, if not silenced, by men who named the built environment after themselves. Now is the time to look unflinchingly at Scotland’s heritage and bring those women who have been ignored to light. Can you imagine a different Scotland, a Scotland where women are commemorated in statues […]
Russian Roulette by Sara Sheridan
Brighton 1956 When Mirabelle’s on-off boyfriend, Superintendent Alan McGregor, is taken off a gruesome murder case because the key suspect is an old school friend, Mirabelle steps in to unravel the tangle of poisoned gin, call girls and high stakes gambling that surrounds the death. It isn’t long before McGregor’s integrity is called into question […]
Historia Q&A: Sara Sheridan
Sara Sheridan is an Edinburgh-based novelist who writes cosy crime noir mysteries set in 1950s Brighton and historical novels based on the real-life stories of late Georgian and early Victorian explorers. She has also written for children. In 2016 she founded the brand REEK. perfume, with signature scent, Damn Rebel Bitches, inspired by the Jacobite women of history. It has […]
Desert Island Books: Sara Sheridan
These choices probably depend on the island. I’m being positive and imagining somewhere temperate with regular rainfall, plentiful fruit and vegetables and places it’s possible to catch fish. In this scenario, my worst problem is loneliness. But if it’s a polar island (a frozen desert) or a traditional desert island – all baking sun and […]