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I’m a writer from Edinburgh telling stories from Scotland and beyond.
My latest novel The Berlin Passport Office is set in Berlin in 1938 and tells the true story of spymaster Frank Foley, a remarkable man whose actions saved many lives in Berlin in the late 1930s at great risk to himself.
It’s the third in a loosely interlinked series featuring the Rutherford sisters, Corran and Stella, whom we first met in The Paris Peacemakers and The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay. Each novel stands alone, telling a forgotten story from the past, while also exploring the impact of war and social change through the lives of these fictional women and their family.
My debut novel What You Call Free was published in 2021. Before that I spent many years researching and telling Scotland’s stories in exhibitions, books and digital media. My love of Scotland’s history began with a Scottish History degree at St Andrews University and has included working at the National Museum of Scotland and a career in heritage interpretation, as well as writing several non-fiction books.
But always, it’s the stories of the people which intrigue me the most. Writing fiction allows me to explore their lives in a different way.
I’m represented by literary agent Jenny Brown of Jenny Brown Associates.
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Thanks for connecting with me on my blog, A Writer of History. Congrats on publishing your aunt’s memoir. Looks like we have an interest in WWI in common. Best wishes,
Thanks for taking the time to comment. Your book sounds really interesting – Vimy Ridge was part of my aunt’s story too, so definitely common ground.
Thanks for following my blog, Flora. I’m always interested in learning more about Scotland. My father’s mother family came from there in the 1780s. They are McDonalds.
Thanks Diane. I’m fascinated by all the Scots who moved to Canada in the 18th and 19th centuries – one day I’d love to visit some of the communities in which they settled.
I am a distant cousin of Captain Daniel Gordon Cameron and was really interested in seeing information in your book . Thank you. His first cousin is,my 3x great grandfather who pioneered farms in South Gippsland Austraila and used to correspond with Daniels family .
Hi Anne, thanks for getting in touch. I’m really interested to hear that Daniel Gordon Campbell is still remembered. What was the name of your ancestor who emigrated? I think Gordon (he was known by his middle name) had a brother who was also killed in WWI, I don’t know if there were any others. The scrapbook I have is full of tributes to him, and also some photos of his sporting achievements. I’d love to know any more information you have about the family. If you send me a message via the contact page I can email you privately. Flora