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This month: the latest on The Berlin Passport Office, a return trip to Caithness and some Scottish wedding traditions.

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This month: a trip to Thurso, a department store in Berlin, two book launches in Edinburgh, and a favourite childhood poem.

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This month: an update on the latest novel, a new series looking at Berlin locations, sailing with Elsie, and the some thoughts prompted by the election!

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I’ll use this space to share some of the challenges and joys of my writing life, and to keep you up to date with publication news. Each month I’ll have a wee Something from Scotland segment too, because why wouldn’t I want to share the stories, culture and landscape of the amazing country where I’m lucky enough to live?

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What a surprise and delight it was to be awarded the Bookmark Blairgowrie Festival Silver Bookmark for Book of the Year for The Paris Peacemakers.

Bookmark Blairgowrie is a wonderful festival, so welcoming and with really interesting speakers. I enjoyed my session chatting for an hour with James Robertson all about historical fiction, and the audience seemed to enjoy it too. It was then an unexpected thrill to be awarded this lovely silver bookmark, made by Sarah Cave silversmith, for The Paris Peacemakers.

We had a lovely evening in Blackwell’s Edinburgh launching The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay! Thank you to everyone who came along, and particularly to Matthew Land for hosting and Jenny Brown for chairing.

The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay is available from publisher Allison and Busby and from all good bookshops.

Come along to Blackwell’s in Edinburgh on Wednesday 5 February for the launch event for The Endeavour of Elsie Mackay. I’ll be chatting with Jenny Brown about Elsie’s amazing story and what came next for Corran, Stella and their families. Come and join us!

Tickets from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/flora-johnston-the-endeavour-of-elsie-mackay-tickets-1200258538599