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It was wonderful to take part in the Ink and Quill Literary Festival which ran throughout the month of July, and a particular joy to read passages from Disappearing Acts describing events taking place in the Montrose area. It was also great to meet fellow historical fiction author Marya Burgess, who...
This was a first for me - being interviewed about my novel by my wonderful daughter, well-known photographer and writer Anna Deacon. I have almost been introduced at book events as Anna's Deacon's mum several times, and so many people I meet have bought her books. It was such a fun night!
Anna's ins...
What a great event this was - complete with a cake iced with the book cover! Huge thanks to Kingussie's Caberfeidh Horizons bookshop for hosting and to Sarah Wylie for her excellent questions. If you want to hear the interview you can find it on her podcast here: Sarah Wylie in Conversation/Bonus Ep...
What a treat it was to be in conversation with award-winning local author Susan Elsley for this event, hosted by the wonderful Golden Hare Bookshop, and to have my wonderful folk and roots community choir, Castle Chorus, singing songs from Disappearing Acts.
We launched Disappearing Acts: the Real Mackay's Granddaughter in the iconic Woodstock Bookshop, just a few miles from the village where I grew up, and where I developed a passion for reading and I started writing stories. So many old friends came along to support me, some of whom I hadn't seen for ...